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American Museum of Natural History

What Do You Know About Archaeology?

For Students 6th - 12th
A 10-question interactive permits young anthropologists to study the field of archaeology and the tools archaeologists use to dig into history.
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PBS

Reading Adventure Pack: Archaeology

For Parents 2nd - 3rd Standards
Readings of fiction and nonfiction texts followed by a series of activities put scholars in an archaeologist's shoes. Learners read two texts, Archaeologists Dig for Clues by Kate Duke and The Shipwrecked Sailor: An Egyptian Tale with...
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Plimoth Plantation

History In A New Light: Illuminating the Archaeology of Historic Patuxet and Plymouth

For Students 4th - 12th Standards
Sixty-seven pages take scholars on a digital tour through the exhibit, History in a New Light: Illuminating the Archaeology of Historic Patuxet and Plymouth. Crystal clear pictures accompanied by text offer a deep understanding of the...
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Curated OER

What Can We Learn From the Past?

For Teachers 7th - 11th
What would future archeologists learn from your scholars' personal belongings? Have them bring in a box of "primary sources" from their home. Discuss the difference between observations and inference, using some of your own items to...
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Curated OER

Archaeology: Digging in the Classroom

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore how an archaeologist works and makes discoveries. In this archaeology lesson, students participate in a simulation in which they excavate broken pottery. Students use measurement, geometry, and observation skills during...
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Curated OER

Archaeology Lesson Plans

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Archaeology lesson plans can give students hands on ways to explore the study of ancient cultures.
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Curated OER

What is an Atlatl?

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Let's go an an archaeological dig! Prepare your kids with a list of vocabulary terms relating to archaeology, including different types of items that one might find. They study pictures of each item and play a memory game based on the...
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Curated OER

Archaeology Quiz 18

For Students 5th - 6th
In this archaeology quiz instructional activity, students answer four multiple choice questions based on archaeology findings in Egypt. This is an interactive instructional activity.
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Curated OER

Archaeology Underwater

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders study underwater archaeology.  For this history lesson, 11th graders read an article on archaeology.  Students complete a reading comprehension worksheet on archaeology underwater.   
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Curated OER

Relative Dating in Archaeology

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students create a timeline that explains how ancient cultures used artifacts. In this Relative Dating in Archaeology lesson plan, students examine artifacts and draw conclusions about their origins. Then students analyze antiquated...
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Curated OER

Ancient Origins: The Role of Archaeology in Reconstructing the Past

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students read information about the ancient origins of art and archaeology with a focus on the Malian culture. In this art origins lesson, students read background information for the topic and compare ancient and contemporary objects....
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Curated OER

Archaeology For Kids Quiz 87

For Students 4th - 6th
In this archaeology for kids quiz 87 worksheet, students interactively answer 12 questions about Neanderthals, then click to check their answers as part of an online magazine.
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Curated OER

Layer Cake Archaeology

For Teachers K - 2nd
Excavating cake? Why not! Kids spoon into some layers and artifacts during this tasty hands-on activity. The cake, a simulated archaeological dig, is the object of observation and discussion.
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Curated OER

Lesson Design Archaeology- Digging in the Classroom 2

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students participate in an in-class archaeology dig. In this archaeology lesson plan, students use problem solving skills to construct a puzzle. Students are assigned roles, such as the sifter, measurer, etc.
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Curated OER

Archaeology For Kids Quiz 78

For Students 4th - 6th
In this archaeology for kids quiz 78 activity, learners interactively answer 4 questions about housing in history, as part of an online magazine.
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Curated OER

Archaeology For Kids Quiz 85

For Students 4th - 6th
In this archaeology for kids quiz 85 worksheet, student interactively answer 12 multiple choice questions about honoring the dead in ancient cultures, as part of an online magazine.
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American Museum of Natural History

Making a Field Journal

For Students 6th - 12th
Trowels and brushes are certainly important tools for an archaeologist working on a dig. Perhaps more important, however, is the archaeologist's field journal. Christina Elson, an archaeologist working with the American Museum of Natural...
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American Museum of Natural History

Tools of the Trade

For Students 6th - 12th
Archaeologist David Hurst Thomas details his search for a lost Spanish Mission on St. Catherines Island, Georgia. A great way to introduce youngsters to the life of and the tools used by archaeologists.
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American Museum of Natural History

Map Your Own World

For Students 4th - 8th
Young archaeologists practice their mapping skills by creating a detailed site map of their room or another room in their home. After indicating walls, windows, doors, and closets, they add furniture and objects, labeling each item.
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American Museum of Natural History

Piecing It All Together

For Students 6th - 12th
Archaeology digs are much like giant jigsaw puzzles. The artifacts found are often in pieces and scientists must reconstruct them. A hands-on activity lets young archaeologists experience this facet of the job as they create, smash, and...
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American Museum of Natural History

What's the Big Idea About Archeology

For Students 4th - 8th
The American Museum of Natural History offers a website sure to engage young anthropologists. Learners can dig into a site that offers an explanation of the field of archaeology, the kinds of questions archaeologists ask that launch...
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Unearthing the Past

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students analyze artifacts from an early society to determine information relating to daily life in that society. They consider which artifacts from our society would be most valuable to future archeologists.
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Curated OER

Artifacts 2: Artifacts in Context

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore world history by completing artifact worksheets. In this archaeology lesson, students identify the importance of finding clues when researching historical information by utilizing artifacts. Students research the...
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Channel Islands Film

Arlington Springs Man: Lesson Plan 4

For Teachers 5th - 12th Standards
West of the West's documentary Arlington Springs Man introduces viewers to the remarkable finds on Santa Rosa Island. Archaeologist have discovered on this small island that is part of the Channel island chain, human and pygmy mammoth...

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