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Alex: Archeology: Can You Dig It? Lesson PlanAlex: Archeology: Can You Dig It? Lesson Plan
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Alabama Learning Exchange
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3rd - 5th
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Social Studies & History
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Alex: Archeology: Can You Dig It?

Curated by ACT

In this technology-based, interdisciplinary study, students will discover how archeology helps us learn about our past. They will navigate the Internet to discover different methods archeologists use and gain an appreciation of the relationship between the past and the present.

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archaeology

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archeology, alex, alabama learning exchange, indians of alabama, native american culture areas

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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