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Archaeology and History

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In this archaeology learning exercise, students draw the given chart into a folder and copy the given points. Students then write the missing word 'historians' or 'archaeologist' for the sentences. Students visit an interactive timeline website and answer two questions, reassemble a broken piece of ancient pottery at an online site, and participate in a simulation of an archaeological dig.

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archaeology, artifacts

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archaeology, artifacts, World History, science
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5th - 6th
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Science
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