Provide young archaeologists with an opportunity to craft their own artifacts. The step-by-step directions in an engaging resource show them how to mint their own coin, complete with image, date, and motto.

Concepts

remote learning, archaeology, archaeological digs, coins, artifacts

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Ask older pupils to craft their coins out of modeling clay or carve them from soapstone
• Have class members post photos of their coins on the class webpage or blog

Classroom Considerations

• Younger leaners may need supervision when cutting out their coins

• This resource is only available on an unencrypted HTTP website.It should be fine for general use, but don’t use it to share any personally identifiable information

Pros

• Includes step-by-step illustrated directions

Cons

• None