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- Grade Range
- 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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- 8th
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Students, in their study of artifact and lifeway pictures, observe and discuss past Native American lifeways and construct a timeline of four major culture periods in Native American history. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students list at least five different kinds of artifacts archaeologists have found in U.S. excavations. They cite artifacts when describing life at a particular archaeological site. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students 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. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students read about archaeology as a career. They develop a list of questions they would like to ask an archaeologist and then actually interview an archaeologist on the future of archaeology as a career. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students identify how prehistoric Native American Cultures met their basic economic needs. They analyze the development of abstract thought in Early American cultures and complete a crossword puzzle with the information. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students explain both past and present examples of how people use of natural resources. They use the MVAC website to garther information about the prehistoric cultures in Wisconsin. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students engage in a variety of activities to broaden their understanding of archaeology and ancient artifacts. They hypothesize how an object will fit a particular area and time period of history. 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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- 10th - 12th
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Students use this lesson to focus on classical archaeology. In groups, they read various myths and legends to examine the how the culture was passed between different groups. They participate in a role-play activity in which they represent different countries trading with each other and discover how cultures can clash. Full Review »
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