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Coordinate Grid: Mapping an Archaeological Site

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Middle schoolers examine how archaeologists preserve context of sites through use of rectangular grid or Cartesian coordinate system, and develop sense of distance by pacing off and estimating distances.

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archaeology, coordinate plane

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archaeology, cartesian coordinate, coordinate grid, mapping, math
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6th - 8th
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Math
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