CPD trainer Deborah Herridge introduces an exciting practical mummification exercise for use in Key Stage 1 and 2 science and history lessons, helping teachers use the primary science APP criteria.
Talking to a group of primary science teachers, Deborah shows how a tomato can be mummified using similar techniques to the method employed by ancient Egyptians, relating science to a history topic.
The changes to the fruit can then be recorded over a few weeks, enabling teachers to cover the Assessing Pupil's Progress criteria for 'observing and measuring' over time.
Useful websites
Free resources to support science teaching at KS2
Top tips for primary teachers: websites with resources to help get pupils excited about science
A section of the site with a wealth of general and investigative teaching resources on the subject of science. There is a sub-section on materials and their properties which relates specifically to the programme
