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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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- 5th - 7th
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Students experience analyzing artifacts and relics found in a simulation of an archaeological dig and constructing a hypothetical scenario describing a pre-historic culture. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students examine the process of archaeology. They experiement with doing an actual dig in a sand box and relate that to items found from 200 hundred years ago. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students simulate analyzing artifacts in archaeological lab by using real techniques that archaeologists use. Students practice measuring skills, drawing, writing, and brainstorming, and make inferences based on evidence. Full Review »
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- 5th - 9th
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Students study archaeological sites. They discover some of the problems inherent in choosing sites and what parts are chosen for excavation. They evaluate and explain their choices for study and articulate the process of archaeological research. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students review the steps in writing a math problem. They write story problems stating the situation, the problem to be solved, explaining the process used to solve the problem, and state the answer. Students view a PowerPoint presentation then create their own Power Point Presentations. Full Review »
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- 9th - Higher Ed
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Students research different types of rock art and categorize it into basic groups, classify Powerpoint Images according to interpretation, enter findings into Access template, and interpret results after comparing information with rest of class. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students view a PowerPoint presentation called, "Archaeological Terms" then discuss the job of anarcheologist and new vocabulary. They view the teacher made "artifact grid" and photograph the grid from different angles. They work in groups to decide which picture shows their group artifact. 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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- 4th - 12th
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Students 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 them. Full Review »

