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\nWreck Detectives\n

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\nStudents investigate shipwrecks. In this marine archaeology lesson ,students collect data and make inferences about the causes of shipwrecks. Students work in groups to create their own model of a shipwreck using clay. Students then...\n
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\n\"Digging\n\n
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\nDigging up the Past\n

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\nStudents explore history through archaeology. In this critical analysis lesson, students work in teams to recreate a model of the archaeological discoveries made in the excavations at Monticello. This lesson is designed to help students...\n
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\n\"The\n\n
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\nThe Sporting Life\n

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\nStudents read and discuss \"When the Games Began: Olympic Archaeology,\" examining the significance of the first Olympic Games in Greece. They research and reenact scenes from these Games and reflect on the Games' original importance.\n
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\n\"Saving\n\n
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\nSaving the Past for the Future\n

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\nStudents discuss an archaeological dilemma. They write a paragraph about possible solutions to the problem.\n
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\nSocial Studies: Peru Archaeology\n

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\nSixth graders examine the archaeology of Peru, focusing on the Incan civilization and several lesser known ones. They discuss the importance of the archaeological finds and create newspaper headlines and articles about them. Students...\n
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\n\"Mapping\n\n
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\nMapping a Site Using a Coordinate Plane\n

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\nLearners map their playground as if it were an archeological site. They locate objects on the playground and determine their location using coordinate points. A related lesson is Coordinate Grid: Mapping an Archeological Site.\n
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\nHow To Think Like An Archaeologist\n

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\nLearners take a field trip to historical Jamestown. Using artifacts given to them, they must identify them and discover who would have used them and for what purpose. They create a database to organize the information and share it with...\n
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\n\"Utah\n\n
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\nUtah Archaeology\n

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\nStudents use Play-dough explore different types of fossils and examine how fossils are evidences of past life.\n
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\n\"Site\n\n
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\nSite Formation In Archaeology\n

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\nStudents look at the findings of a Hopi Indian dig site in order to reconstruct the sequence of events that occurred in the past. They examine the stratigraphy while making multiple hypothesis about the artifacts and their locations at...\n
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\nTouch the Past: Archaeology of the Upper Mississippi River Region\n

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\nYoung scholars 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...\n
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\n\"Archaeology\n\n
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\nArchaeology 2500: Texano Weapons\n

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\nStudents listen to oral story describing mystery artifact, work in groups to write descriptive report of artifact, and creatively form hypothesis based purely on misinterpretation. Students then explore and discuss difficulty of...\n
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\n\"Pottery\n\n
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\nPottery Analysis\n

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\nStudents 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.\n
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\n\"What\n\n
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\nWhat Artifacts Reveal About The Past\n

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\nStudents take a closer look at artifacts to learn about the people who used them. In this colonial America lesson, students examine photographs of everyday items used in colonial times and determine what the uses of the tools may be...\n
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\n\"Digging\n\n
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\nDigging Into the Past\n

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\nStudents participate in an excavation simulation, and explore the ruins of Sardis. They ponder which clues scientists use to determine if artifacts found in the excavation are of Persian, Greek, Roman, Byzantine, or Lydian origin.\n
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\n\"Shoebox\n\n
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\nShoebox Dig\n

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\nStudents participate in a simulation in which they dig for artifacts in a shoebox filled with objects. In groups, they record the types of material and artifacts found in each layer. To end the lesson, they answer questions on the...\n
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\nTake Only Photos and Leave Only Bubbles: Learn About American History from a Sunken Spanish Galleon\n

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\nStudents simulate the research process of investigating a shipwreck. In small groups, they conduct Internet research, and develop and write a proposal for excavation of the archaeological site.\n
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\n\"Jamestown:\n\n
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\nJamestown: A Brief History\n

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\nEighth graders investigate the history of the United States by researching Jamestown. In this archaeological lesson, 8th graders attend a field trip to historical Jamestown in Virgina to discover key figures that formed our country....\n
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\n\"Contextual\n\n
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\nContextual Clues\n

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\nStudents observe and interpret images of artifacts in different contexts in order to recognize importance of leaving artifacts in original context to correctly understand their meaning, and observe what is surrounding object to interpret...\n
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\nDigging up the Past: Sir Arthur Evans and the Palace at Knossos\n

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\nMiddle schoolers explore the excavations of the Palace of Knossos on the Island of Crete. They create a simulated news broadcasting on the work of Sir Arthur Evans and his colleges. In their news investigation, learners cover such topics...\n
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\nThe Dawn of Humanity\n

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\nStudents investigate recent archaeological challenges to theories of human origins. They research the history and geography of various African regions to create proposals for future excavations.\n
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\nStone Tool Scavenger Hunt\n

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\nSeventh graders use Internet to familiarize themselves with variety of stone tools used by early man, create information chart describing each tool and its purpose, and discuss why tools have survived thousands of years.\n
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\nWe, the First People\n

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\nStudents explore new support regarding the earliest peopling of America by examining multiple theories on the migration of the first people to America, investigating related archaeological finds, and creating research-based scientific...\n
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\nMeasuring Pots\n

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\nStudents use an activity sheet to construct analogies about possible function of ancient or historic ceramics and compute circumference from a section of a circle as they study measuring pots.\n
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\nAncient Civilizations\n

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\nSixth graders, in groups, research the culture of an ancient civilization. They use the Internet to locate artifacts that illustrate different elements of culture, write a description and analysis of each piece and present their work to...\n
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