Science Egyptian Style Ancient Egyptians made papyrus a

Science Egyptian Style! Ancient Egyptians made papyrus, a paper-like material, from a plant that grows on the banks of the Nile. The papyrus plant was also used for making sandals, ropes and baskets. What do you think are the changes that happen when papyrus is made into paper? Can we create a sheet of paper using scraps of old paper? How does our paper compare with new paper?

Make Your Own Egyptian Papyrus Paper You will need: brown paper/newspaper, or a brown paper bag white glue & water mix empty clean yoghurt pot small paintbrush coloured crayons black pen coloured tissue paper strips (optional) Using a white glue wash mixture can get a little messy. Protect your work surface and clothing before you start and wash your hands afterwards. Don't forget to help tidy up after you have finished making your papyrus paper.

• Instructions: • Tear the brown paper into thin strips • Mix the water and glue in a clean yoghurt pot (squeeze some glue into your pot and add a tablespoon of water. It will look like runny yoghurt) • Begin to layer and overlap the strips of paper on top of each other with the glue.

• Layer vertically and horizontally to create a pattern. • Leave to dry. • Cut or carefully tear the excess overlap off.

Use your papyrus to create a piece of Egyptian-style artwork. Ancient Egyptian art refers to art produced in ancient Egypt between the 31 st century BC and the 4 th century AD. It includes paintings, sculptures, drawings on papyrus, jewellery, ivories, architecture, and other art media. It is also very conservative: the art style changed very little over time.

Some examples :

Draw your Egyptian art with colouring crayons and outline with a black pen.

Optional: Tear a piece of brown paper and layer strips of tissue paper on top with the glue glaze.

Overlap vertically and horizontally to create a pattern and cover all the brown paper.