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- 4th - 10th
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Students simulate an archeological excavation to explain how archeologists identify, date, and make inferences about their findings. They explain the importance of spatial and stratigraphic contexts in archaeology. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students calculate artifact size and ship capacity based on the excavation of an ancient Roman shipwreck. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students 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. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students conduct Internet research on the history and archaeological excavations at historical Jamestown. They explore various websites, and develop a Powerpoint presentation to present to the class. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students examine the artifacts obtained from an excavated Siouan village site. They make inferences about the people who once lived there based on the artifacts and complete a Research Team Report. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 8th
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Students simulate how archaeologists excavate sites by "searching" their own site in the form of a Jello mold. They use a grid to map the objects in the Jello mold as well as looking at three layers of Jello to understand stratigraphy in archeology. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students, in groups, map the three layers of different colored jello layers in molds and note the placement of fruit in them. On the grid paper they draw each grape, raisin, or other object and carefully remove each layer. After they remove the items, they record their findings on their grid papers and share their findings with the class. Full Review »
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- 11th - 12th
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Students plan, write, and edit a fictitious archaeological report describing the excavation of a late 20th-century site. They should focus on a certain location and objects. They examine the location and objects and imagine how they might be interpreted from a perspective 1,000 years in the future. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the excavation of various types of sites that include mines. The safety standards of working in the mines is covered and practiced with a review of OSHA. Students discuss the possible response to a cave in. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students identify what and how to complete an Archaeological excavation is conducted. They identify the transition from one layer to the next more easily if the colors of the layers are different. When creating a dig, the teacher should compress the soil layers as much as possible to mimic the harder layers on a real site. Finally, students analyze the dig site and test their assumptions, some surface finds should be visible to indicate the nature of the site. Full Review »
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