Observe Physical Changes With a Hands-On Mummification Experiment

Encourage curiosity, careful observation, and scientific thinking with this Apple Mummification Experiment. Designed to build observation and science inquiry skills, this Mummification Experiment helps students explore how environmental conditions can cause physical changes to materials over time. Through daily observations, students investigate how substances like salt affect the decomposition of an apple, connecting ancient history with real-world science concepts.

Apple Mummification Science Lab Experiment

In this engaging Apple Mummification Science Lab, students learn about Egyptian mummification and apply those ideas to a modern classroom experiment. Using apples and a variety of materials, students observe how environmental factors impact decay across a five-day period.

The activity pack includes:

• A teacher instruction sheet with step-by-step guidance and setup tips
• A student-friendly introduction to Egyptian mummification to build background knowledge
• Data recording organisers for measuring apple mass using a scale
• Daily observation pages with drawing prompts to record visible changes
• A conclusion worksheet where students analyse results, explain findings, and reflect on what happened

This experiment is perfect for reinforcing skills such as measuring, observing changes, recording data, and drawing conclusions.

Download Your Physical Changes Science Lab Pack

Ready to begin this Physical Changes Science Lab? It’s easy! This resource is available in both PDF and editable Google Slides format.  To get your copy, click the dropdown arrow on the download button and choose your preferred file type.

This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a teacher and Teach Starter Collaborator.

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