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- 4th - 8th
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Students develop an ability to assemble clues and decipher various indicators concerning one person's life and family background. They discover the way archaeologists "dig" for the unlocking of our past. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students tackle the problem of saving archaeological sites from destruction. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students assemble clues and decipher indicators concerning one person's life and family background. They fill shoe boxes with layers of soil and artifacts relating to his or her grandparents, then dig up other students' boxes, looking for clues. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students acquire an understanding that archaeology is a field of scientific study of the life and culture of ancient civilizations by excavation and study of cities and artifacts. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students develop a field archaeological dig site in the classroom. They find the perimeter and area, create scale drawings, classify and identify artifacts, and create graphs for the results of the classification. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students research early humans and their cultures. They conduct Internet research, discuss their findings with their group, evaluate the information provided by artifacts, and create a report to present to a simulated archaeology institute. Full Review »
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- 12th
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The teacher enrolls the help of a professional to set up a replica of a historical dig site. The teacher explains the fictional history of the site. Students are taught the basic techniques of an archaeological dig as they dig. Students keep a journal and finish the project by creating a "story box" to exhibit. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 12th
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Students are introduced to the subject of archaeology. Using books, they find a correct definition of archaeology and write down two facts. They must include one fact that is new to them about the field and one math fact to end the lesson. Full Review »
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- 5th - 7th
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Students determine what archeology is, and how it is related to sociology and anthropology. They talk about archaeological sites that they are familiar with before visiting related web sites. They go on a field trip to an archaeological exhibits and to a park where they use non-destructive methods to pick up pieces of archaeological evidence. Finally, they complete a worksheet. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students in a Latin class focus on archeology and trade from the Hellenistic period through the Middle Ages. In groups, they read various stages of a primary source documents in which they discuss and answer questions. To end the lesson, they examine objects found in the ashes of the Mt. Vesuvius. Full Review »
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