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Using Archaeology to Teach Math Skills

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Students develop a field archaeological dig site in the classroom. They find the perimeter and area, create scale drawings, classify and identify artifacts, and create graphs for the results of the classification.

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Grade
5th - 8th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Instructional Strategy
Simulation
Year
1999

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