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\nArchaeology of Utah\n

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\nFourth graders investigate the significance of rock art and archaeology of Utah. They listen to the books \"Before You Came This Way\" and \"When Clay Sings,\" and write a story and create an illustration about rock art.\n
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\n\"Journey\n\n
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\nJourney Under the Sea\n

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\nDiscover the interesting world of maritime archaeology and explorations under the sea with this nice set of worksheets, which cover such topics as search tools and techniques of underwater archaeology, carbon dating,...\n
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\n\"Mapping\n\n
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\nMapping the Bone Field: An Area and Scale Exercise\n

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\nHere is an excellent cross-curricular lesson. Learners relate multiplication to area by making a grid on graph paper, and then creating the same grid in real space outside in the school yard.\n
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\nKennewick Man: Science and Sacred Rights\n

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\n\"Have respect for the dead!\" Scholars investigate how science and religion often clash. As they look into the laws of science and the laws of religion, the legal ramifications at the federal level of both play into an argument they...\n
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\nThe Celts\n

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\nLook far back in history and you'll meet a people group called the Celts. Celts, as you'll soon find out, are a group of people who inhabited Britain 2000 years ago. Presented here, is simple information which describes a bit about...\n
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\n\"Easter\n\n
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\nEaster Islanders Made Tools, Not War\n

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\nWhen studying artifacts, especially tools, how do archaeologists determine what the devices were used for? In what ways might researchers' previous experiences influence their perception of an artifact? An article about researchers'...\n
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\nUp Close With a Zapotec Urn\n

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\nIf a Zapotec urn, buried for over a thousand years in a temple in the lost city of Xoxocotlan in the Valley of Oaxaca in the mountains of southern Mexico could talk image the stories it could tell. That's the set up in a clever resource...\n
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\nThe Ancient City of Petra\n

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\nAnyone who has seen Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade will recognize the entrance to the Nabataean city of Petra. Young archaeologists don't need horses or camels to travel through the Sig and tour this fascinating city, however. With...\n
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\n\"Adventures\n\n
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\nAdventures in Archaeology\n

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\nExpose your archaeologists to a variety of vocabulary words that deal with people who work in the fields of archeology, anthropology, and paleontology. Pictures accompany each of the slides so there is a visual associated with each...\n
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\n\"Oaxaca\n\n
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\nOaxaca Archaeology\n

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\nYoung scholars 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.\n
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\nInternational Institute of Archaeology an Anthropology\n

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\nStudents 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.\n
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\nWho Built the Ohio Earthworks?\n

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\nStudents identify relationships between geography or climate and locations of prehistoric sites. They describe the resourcefulness of prehistoric cultures who had to depend upon raw materials in their environment to survive.\n
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\n\"Inventions\n\n
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\nInventions Over Time\n

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\nExplore the inventions of the past with a project on ancient tools. After reading an article about hunting during the Archaic period, the Late Prehistoric period, and the Historic period, kids fill in a cause-and-effect chart about the...\n
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\nSocial Studies Wonders: An Exploration\n

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\nHelp middle schoolers conduct Internet research and develop a working definition for the discipline of social studies. From a list of websites, they develop classification skills and differentiate between primary and secondary sources....\n
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\nNational Marine Sanctuaries Shipwrecks\n

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\nJunior oceanographers access the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Shipwreck Database and plot the locations of several shipwrecks. Shipwrecks are always an enthralling subject and this activity allows your learners to act as...\n
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\n\"Sampling\n\n
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\nSampling in Archaeology\n

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\nCompare different random sampling types using an archaeological setting. Scholars collect data from an archaeological plot using simple random samples, stratified random samples, systematic random samples, and cluster random samples....\n
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\n\"Napoleon\n\n
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\nNapoleon and Russia\n

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\nUsing dramatic reenactment, archaeological evidence, and primary source documents as a foundation for historic story telling, this clip describes a battle between Russia and Napoleon the Conqueror. Use this six-minute video to show how...\n
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\nLewis & Clark: A Scientific Journey\n

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\nStudents act as archaeologists. For this Lewis and Clark expedition lesson, students develop a list of questions that archaeologists might use to find the physical remains of the expedition and then use print and Internet sources to...\n
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\nCulture Everywhere\n

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\nStudents study their culture while filling in a chart that shows how culture meets basic human needs. They examine the role of archaeologists in studying people from past cultures.\n
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\nLesson plan: History Underfoot\n

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\nYoung scholars study Native Americans of Virginia. In this Virginia history lesson, students take on the role of archaeologists as they analyze a site and its artifacts. Young scholars use the information to draw conclusions about the...\n
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\nInference Makes the Difference\n

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\nStudents explore how archaeologists make inferences from artifacts to explore what life was like in the past. In this archaeology lesson, students work in groups and make inferences about an imaginary household based on modern day...\n
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\nMethods of Collecting Information\n

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\nThird graders examine a bag or box of soil containing items that they dig for. Their task is to become detectives to make conclusions about the area from which the items came as real archaeologists do.\n
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\nLayers of The Past\n

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\nSixth graders identify methods archaeologists use to date soil layers. They interpret soil profiles and discuss the examination of soil at a dig site. They discuss texture and color of soil.\n
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\nSchoolyard Dig\n

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\nStudents begin the lesson by being introduced to the new vocabulary associated with archaeology. In groups, they use the school grounds to simulate their dig site. They record all the objects they discover and what can be gathered from...\n
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