Today we have started our D&T module on Canopic Jars, using the research answer the questions below in full sentences.

What are used for?

What are they made of?

What organs did they hold?

What can you tell me about the animal heads?

41 responses to “Year 3- What are Canopic Jars?”

  1. Sabiha K.

    Canopic Jars are used for putting the stomach, intestines, organs they also use Canopic Jars are used for putting it in the mummification.They also put
    them in the mummification because they believed in the afterlife.They are made of bronze metal, clay or wood

  2. Muhammed G.

    Canopic jars are used for storing or preserving organs for the afterlife this is what they believed .Canopic jars are made out of clay ,stone ,bronze or limestone this means they will last a long time without breaking .The baboon protected the lungs, the jackal protecting the stomach the human protecting the liver and the Falcon protected the intestines. Animal heads were used to show what intestines were inside what jar this means they knew which one was inside the jars.

  3. Inder S.

    1. The canopic jars are used for protecting the organs.
    2. They are made of clay, stone, wood and bronze.
    3. The human holds the liver. The jackle holds the stomach. The baboon holds the lungs. The falcon holds the intestine.

  4. Rehyan M.

    It is used for putting things that are in your body except your heart.
    It is made out of clay,wood,bronze and stone.
    They holded the liver,stomach,lungs and intestines.
    The animals are gold,black and blue.

  5. Muhammad Y.

    What are Canopic jars used for?
    Canopic jars are used for the organs that were removed from the body in the process of mummification.
    What are they made of?
    They are made of stone,wood and limestone.

  6. Mopelola L.

    What are canopic jars used for?
    1.They are used for storing organs after mummification.
    What are they made from?
    Canopic jars are made from clay,stone,bronze and wood
    From Mo and Nicolas

  7. Muazzan M.

    The Canopic jars are used for keeping the liver ,stomach ,lungs and the intestines.
    They are made from wood, clay rock and bronze.

    They would hold liver, stomach ,lungs and the intestines.

  8. Myiesha S.

    1. Canopic jars are used for stacking up organs.
    2. Canopic jars are made out of bronze,wood,limestone and clay.
    3.They stack up livers,stomachs,lungs and intenstines.
    4.The conopic jars represent the human,jackal,baboon and falcon.

    1. Myiesha S.

      From myiesha Zara and Aryan

  9. Muhammed K.

    You put organs in side for after life
    It’s made of clay
    Safa oliver

  10. Mohammed E.

    Canopic jars are used for putting in the organs.
    Wood, clay, bronze and stone.
    The canopic jars holds brain, lungs and many more organs except the heat.

  11. Osas O.

    Canopic Jars are used to store organs in them.
    They can be made of limestone, clay, stone, wood and bronze.
    The human protected the liver the Jackal protected the stomach.The Baboon also protected the lungs and the Falcon protected the intestines.
    There are three animals and only one human which looks like a pharaoh.
    Aiza , Osas and Bethany.

  12. Welat M.

    Canopic jars are used for putting organs.
    The canopic jars are made out of clay.
    They hold the liver, intestines, brain and stomach.
    One of the heads is a dog.
    RwJ

  13. Amirah T.

    What are used for?
    They were used for protecting organs.

    What are they made of?
    They are made of stone, wood and pottery.

    What organs did they hold?
    They held the lungs, liver, intestines and stomach.

    What can you tell me about the animal heads?
    The heads on the canopic jars are a human, a jackal ,a baboon and a falcon.

  14. Hussein H.

    1.They keep your organs in safe.
    2.They are made out of bronze wood and clay.
    3.lungs, intestines, stomach and liver.

  15. Ahmed O.

    Canopic jars are used for body part for the liver,stomach and kidney intisting

  16. Muhammad D.

    The canopic jars are used to store the body not including the heart.
    The canopic jars can be made of clay.
    They hold the stomach,livers,lungs and brain.
    The human holds the lungs.

  17. Ravi P.

    In 1000 Years as Egypt they make mamas so first they klin you then they kill you and they take out your lungs 🫁 out you,re. Stumak out and put it in jars and put salt in you and Paper in you and take your Bran out and all done ✅ 😊

  18. Irfa M.

    Alzahra Irfa Marta
    1.they are use for organ.
    2.they made from clay

  19. Welat M.

    Canopic jars are used for putting organs.
    The canopic jars are made out of clay.
    They hold the liver, intestines, brain and stomach.
    One of the heads is a dog.

  20. Nma M.

    1. Canopic jars are used for putting organs in when they are not living anymore.
    2. They are made from clay or stone, and also maybe bronze, if they are poor. It also might be made of wood.
    3. The organs they hold were inside Canopic jars.
    4. It could be because the animal heads are from when they were not living anymore.
    Amina Nma Robyn

  21. Keaton O.

    The canopic jars are for placing organs in the jars so they don’t get old.

  22. Alinna A.

    They are used to put their lung 🫁, brains 🧠,liver and intestines.
    They are made out of wood, stone or bronze.They hold the ❤️ in there body. The animals head the baboon head protected the lungs. Zoe and Aksa

  23. Amelia A.

    Canopic jars are used for storing organs.
    Canopic jars are usually made from clay, bronze, stone or wood.
    They held liver, lungs, stomach and intestines.
    The baboon protects the liver.
    The jackal protected the stomach.
    The falcon protected the intestines.
    The human protected the lungs.

  24. Ahmed K.

    For your organ they are made of bronze and wood and clay.
    Ribs and tummy livers. Human and jackal and foolgens and the
    Bobon

  25. Hamsia D.

    The Canopic Jars were used to protect the organs from dead people.
    They were made from Wood, Stone, Pottery and Bronze.
    The held the lungs, intestines, stomach and liver.
    The Baboon head protected the lungs.
    The Falcon protected the intestines.
    The Jackal protected the stomach.
    The human head protected the liver.
    Maryam and Hamsia.

  26. Delilah R.

    1.Canopic jars are used to store organs like lungs ,stomach intestines and liver so they don’t go stinky!.
    2.They can be made of multiple materials like bronze gold silver and clay bronze is the most valuable material.
    3. The organs that they hold are lungs,stomach liver! And Intestines
    4. The baboon had the lungs the jackal had the stomach the falcon had the liver and the human had the intestines!.

  27. Arfa S.

    They are used for putting mummies in so nothing happen to them.
    They believe in afterlife so they wrote to their God to provide them.
    Con pic jars are made out of Gold.
    They hold dead human body.
    The animal heads are some of their Gods.

    Thank you💝

  28. Adam O.

    1.Canonic jars are used for putting the Egyptians organs to make mummification.
    2.Canonic jars are made out of wood stone or Bronze.
    3.Canopic jars hold the liver, stomach, lungs and the intestines.
    4.The lungs are in the baboon head. The intestines are in the falcon head.
    The stomach is in the jackal head. The liver is in the human head.

    1. Mrs Khaliq

      Well done Adam? What did the Egyptians do with the Canopic jars once the organs were put into them?

  29. Mohammed K.

    1.They are used for people who are dead and they will take there stomach,liver and there intestine.
    2.They are made from bronze,clay,word or stone.
    3.The organs they were holding were the baboon which protected the lungs,the falcon which protected the intestines,the jackal protected the stomach and the human head protected the liver.
    4.The head is for the people who are dead and they will believe they will get another live.

    1. Mrs Khaliq

      Well done Zayd. What did the Egyptians do with the Canopic jar after the organs were put into it?

  30. Ramandeep K.

    What are used for?
    Canopic jars are you used for placing organs this is the process of mummification.
    What are they made from?
    They are made from either clay, wood, stone or bronze.
    What organs did they hold?
    The baboon head protected the lungs.
    The falcon protected the intestine
    The jackal protected the stomach
    The human head protected the liver.
    What can you tell me about the animal heads?.

    1. Ramandeep K.

      Hieroglyphics on the jars asked the gods to protect the organs.

      1. Ramandeep K.

        Ramadeep and Anaya

    2. Mrs Khaliq

      Well done Ramandeep. What did the Egyptians do with the Canopic jars once the organs were put into it?

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