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Artifact Puzzles Lesson PlanArtifact Puzzles Lesson Plan
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Artifact Puzzles

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Students role-play the position of archaeologists to determine the different types of artifacts. They cut out a drawing of their object and connect them with their classmates objects. They write an essay about their object and where it was found.

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