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Social Studies: Exploring Boston's Big Dig

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners, in a high school class for autistic children, take a virtual tour of Boston's "Big Dig" and the artifacts discovered there. During weekly lab sessions, they discover the processes involved in artifact preservation. Using...
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Daily Dig Checklist

For Students 3rd - 6th
If you are staging an archaeology or paleontology simulation, here is a checklist that you can post for your diggers. It lists reminders for how to prepare for the dig, as well as reminders for wrapping up. 
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Digging Up Dino Data

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use the Internet to research a specific dinosaur. They work in pairs and individually to browse dinosaur websites, take notes on pertinent information, write, edit and illustrate reports. They post their work.
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Odyssey of the Mind Curriculum Activity: Digging for Clues

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Make critical and creative thinkers out of your class, with an archeology-based project they'll love. They start the activity by first researching what archeologists do, then they generate a list of the qualities archeologists need...
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Reading for Gist: “Middle Ages” Excerpt 2

For Teachers 6th Standards
Read and repeat. Scholars repeat the strategies for digging deeper into text from activity two. This time they focus on Middle Ages Excerpt 2. Learners write unfamiliar words in the word catcher and use details from the text to add to...
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Finding Fossils

For Students 6th - 12th
How does one go about finding fossils? Find out with an informative webpage that looks at the digging process, showcases rocks and common fossils, helpful tips, and a list of archeological do's and don'ts. 
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Inca Investigation

For Students 6th - 12th
A fascinating interactive resource lets young archaeologists dig through the history of Huanuco Pampa. The Inca city, located high in the Andes mountains of Peru, was once a thriving community. Craig Morris has spent years researching...
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History In A New Light: Illuminating the Archaeology of Historic Patuxet and Plymouth

For Students 4th - 12th Standards
Sixty-seven pages take scholars on a digital tour through the exhibit, History in a New Light: Illuminating the Archaeology of Historic Patuxet and Plymouth. Crystal clear pictures accompanied by text offer a deep understanding of the...
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Volleyball - Lesson 15 - Tactile Approach

For Teachers 9th - 12th
What happens when the opponents hit a hard spiked ball downward at you? Dig it! More practice digging! Lesson 15 reviews and refocuses on the skill of digging that was taught in instructional activity 14. The players can never have...
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Digging Up Dinosaurs

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students research dinosaurs using text, software, and Internet resources while role playing as paleontologists. They place the information from their research in databases and publish an illustrated page about their findings.
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Dig In

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students identify where vegetables originate from. In this agriculture lesson, students use a search engine to find out where certain vegetables originate from. Students plot the information onto a world map.
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Indians in Georgia: How Do We Know What We Know?

For Teachers K - 12th
Students discover archaeology by investigating the history of Native Americans in Georgia.  In this U.S. history lesson, students participate in a mock archaeological excavation in their classroom by recovering artifacts and...
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D is for Dig: Letter Dd

For Students K - 1st
In this letter Dd worksheet, students study the stroke patterns for the uppercase and lowercase letter Dd. Students trace and print both letters several times. Students then trace and print the word dig.
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Dig This

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore the work of paleontologists and the life of dinosaurs and create a sculpture of the bones of a Stegosaurus. The sculpture was then buried and used by other classes for a dig.
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Dig Magazine Archeology Quiz #55

For Students 4th - 5th
In this Dig Magazine archeology quiz, students answer 4 multiple choice questions that complement the April 2006 issue. Page contains answer and additional resources link.
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Dig Magazine Archeology Quiz #58

For Students 4th - 5th
In this Dig Magazine archeology quiz, students answer 4 multiple choice questions complementing the May 2006 issue. Page contains answer and additional resources link.
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Dig Magazine Archeology Quiz #74

For Students 4th - 5th
For this Dig Magazine archeology worksheet, students complete a 4 question quiz complementing the November 2006 issue. Answers and links to additional resources are included.
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Dig Magazine Quiz: Vikings

For Students 4th - 5th
In this Dig magazine worksheet, students complete a 4 question quiz that complements the November 2006 issue of the magazine.
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Dig Magazine Archeology Quiz #81

For Students 4th - 5th
In this Dig Magazine archeology quiz, students answer 4 multiple choice questions complementing the February 2007 issue. Page contains answer and additional resources link.
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Dig Magazine Archeology Quiz #92

For Students 4th - 5th
In this Dig Magazine archeology quiz, students answer 12 multiple choice questions complementing the April 2008 issue. Page contains answer and additional resources link.
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Dig Magazine Archeology Quiz #103

For Students 4th - 5th
In this Dig Magazine archeology quiz, students answer 12 multiple choice questions complementing the May 2009 issue. Page contains answer and additional resources link.
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Dig Magazine Archeology Quiz #106

For Students 4th - 5th
In this Dig Magazine archeology quiz, students answer 12 multiple choice questions complementing the October 2009 issue. Page contains answer and additional resources link.
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Dig Magazine Archeology Quiz #109

For Students 4th - 5th
In this Dig Magazine archeology quiz, students answer 12 multiple choice questions complementing the March 2010 issue. Page contains answer and additional resources link.
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Dig Magazine Archeology Quiz #114

For Students 4th - 5th
In this Dig Magazine archeology quiz, students answer 12 multiple choice questions complementing the October 2010 issue. Page contains answer and additional resources link.

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