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Layers of Time in the Earth
Young scholars are introduced to the concept of stratification as a historical and geological process. Students will read about the Richard Beene archaeological site, which lies near San Antonio, Texas on the Medina River, and watch a...
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Tree-ring Dating
Learners complete activity sheets and participate in discussions while they study dendrochronology. They determine a tree's age and recognize how the climate varied over time.
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STONEHENGE
Students work in cooperative groups to create a theory about the origin of Stonehenge. Each member of the group has a specific role, responsibilities and tasks. The group work can be implemented as a scaffolding technique.
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Artifacts 1: What Can We Learn From Artifacts?
students will learn about artifacts-what they are, how they are initially buried and then excavated. They participate in an online game and called "Stratigraphy" and participate in the "If Trash Could Talk" activity page.
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Chronology: They Time of My Life
Students demonstrate the importance of intact information to achieve accuracy. They compare and constrast their timelines with the chronological information contained in a stratified archaeological site.
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Site Robbers
Fourth graders interview a Native American and write a newspaper article or letter that expresses concern about robbing archaeological sites.
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What Is It?
Students view photographs of an area where artifacts where recently taken. Using the artifacts, they work together to try to determine the occupations, diet and other information about a specific group of people. They write an artifact...
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Tailoring Two Cultures to Adapt to Wisconsin's Biotic Zones
Students examine the effect of the various ice ages on Wisconsin. In groups, they create a map representing the five geographic regions of Wisconsin. They must write out a description of each region to be placed on a poster board. ...
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Half-Life Lab
Middle schoolers participate in a lab in which they are introduced to carbon-dating. In groups, they use the holes of paper from a hole puncher and determine the rate of retention after shaking coins onto the same area. They record...
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Dig Magazine Archeology Quiz #7
For this Dig Magazine archeology quiz, students answer 5 multiple choice questions covering a variety of concepts. Page contains answer and additional resources link.
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Trash...it really piles up!
Learners investigate a contemporary "midden" by analyzing trash collected from various sources and determining life-style choices people make. They see that reducing the amount of waste we generate is helpful to the the environment.
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Stratigraphy -- Layers of Time in the Earth
Students are introduced to the process of stratification. Using the internet, they read about the Richard Beene archeological site near San Antonio. Using a map, they color code the different layers present at this site and answer...
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Culture Challenge
Young scholars identify and classify characteristics of the four pre-European cultures in Wisconsin. They playing a game about the different characteristics that belong to each of the cultures studied.
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It's All In The Rocks
Pupils think critically to determine fact or inference when examining sedimentary layers with embedded fossils. Geology and evolutionary biology are introduced. They individually write a story about various diagrams and share their...
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Why is the Past Important?
Students explore, examine and study why it's important to study the past and connect this importance with reasons why we should learn from the past and how cultures have changed over the years. They bring an object, photograph or a...
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A Museum as Time Capsule
Students focus on museum artwork and artifacts as resources to study history and geography.
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Mold It
Pupils make molds of various items of their choosing using the Molt-It kit. They discuss the scientific value of making molds.
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Environmental Art
Students expand their definition of art, become familiar with various examples and concepts of environmental art, and create their own work of environmental art.
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Dig Magazine Archeology Quiz #26
In this Dig Magazine archeology quiz, students answer 4 multiple choice questions covering a variety of topics. Page contains answer and additional resources link.
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Dig Magazine Archeology Quiz #27
In this Dig Magazine archeology quiz, students answer 4 multiple choice questions about a variety of topics. Page contains answer and additional resources link.
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Dig Magazine Archeology Quiz #40
For this Dig Magazine archeology quiz, students answer 4 multiple choice questions covering a variety of topics. Page contains answer and additional resources link.
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Dig Magazine Archeology Quiz #44
In this Dig Magazine archeology quiz, students answer 4 multiple choice questions covering a variety of topics. Page contains answer and additional resources link.
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Dig Magazine Archeology Quiz #55
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
In this Dig Magazine archeology quiz, students answer 4 multiple choice questions complementing the May 2006 issue. Page contains answer and additional resources link.