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Archaeology and Storytelling

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Students identify and interpret both individual families and whole cultures learn about their pasts by collecting and analyzing stories and artifacts. Then they identify that not all archaeological finds readily reveal their history to archeologists. Students also contribute a written story to a class anthology of oral literature involving a student's family directly or should touch on an important theme, event, or explanation in a student's cultural group.

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mythology, myths, artifacts

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archaeological, artifact, coercion, heirloom, ingenuity, myth, science
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Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
2 days
Instructional Strategy
Research
Year
2007
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Fine Print: Educational Use

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