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- 7th - 9th
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Students explore purpose and process of archaeology, as well as demonstrate how it applies to their own lives, through a simulated archaeological dig. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students view a video, and perform related activities on prehistoric archaeology to gain an understanding about the importance of careful data collection. They develop a system of cataloging objects using coordinate mapping to locate objects. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students use their own experiences to compare and contrast how other communities lived. In this, the first of two lessons on archaeology, students explore artifacts-what they are, how they are initially buried and then excavated. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students examine the process of constructing a site plan map at archaeological sites. They discuss the process of mapping techniques and calculation of percentages, create a plan site map of a cellar at Jamestown, and calculate the area and perimeter. Full Review »
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- Higher Ed
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Students study how archaeologists analyze artifacts to answer questions about past cultures. They explain why pottery is important to archaeologists and how they use classification to answer their research questions. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students create their own time capsule. They collect at least 5 things (artifacts) that represent as many aspects of themselves as possible, to put in their personal time capsule made out of a shoebox. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students use guided imagery to discover and judge an alternative way to enjoy artifacts without removing them from archaeological sites. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students use these lessons on archeology to determine how artifacts give incite into the past. They study how the clues given by artifacts show the behavior and living conditions of communities of the past. They access an online archaeological site to study the artifacts of an ancient city. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students visit a Web site that allows them to examine the archaeological excavations at the 1607 site of colonial Jamestown. Students are able to view over 40,000 artifacts that have been recovered at the site. After exploring the Web site, students plan their own traveling exhibits featuring artifacts from the Jamestown site. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the archeology of the Mississippi River Valley. Using the internet, they expand their research to include how the Native Americans in California used plants to meet their needs. They also research a Native American tribe and cross-reference them to the plant in question. Full Review »
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