Trash can talk! Young archaeologists dig through their trash to see what it reveals about their lives. After they examine their midden, links permit users to test their knowledge of archaeology with a 10-questions quiz, learn how artifacts reveal information about early life, and create their own pottery artifact.

Concepts

anthropology, archaeological digs, archaeology, recyclables, recycling

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Have class members post a photo record of their dig and their field notes on the class website 

Classroom Considerations

• Share the resource with parents and ensure that they okay the project and are willing to participate
• Requires a computer with internet connection and a printer to download the pdf checklists

• 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

• The site is easy to navigate and includes links to a variety of related resources

Cons

• None