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Artifacts 1: What Can We Learn From Artifacts?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders are introduced to artifacts and explore an online archaeological site to  connect clues about how people once lived. In this deductive reasoning lesson, 6th graders participate in the stratigraphy game on Kids Dig Reed.com...
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What Can We Learn from Artifacts?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars examine how artifacts are discovered and explore their significance as it pertains to gathering important information. In this artifacts activity, students obtain knowledge about the way artifacts are excavated and examine...
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Excavating the Trash

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars look at a day's accumulation of recyclable trash from first through fifth grade classrooms, not knowing which classes it came from. After setting up a collection sheet for data, students remove items from the receptacle...