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Middle school archaeology simulations
Prehistoric Indian Artifact Sorting Activity (intermediate grades)
Turn students into archeologists in this HANDS ON artifact identification activity as they review our prehistoric Indian past! Students will work cooperatively in teams to analyze a set of colorful artifact pictures “discovered” in a certain area of the country. Students must use inferencing skills, deductive reasoning, and text based evidence as they explore their “excavation” site, analyze their artifacts, and make a hypothesis as to the culture they most likely represent. Using the provided
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3rd - 6th
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What is an Archeologist?
This product is one of a series on science careers. This download specifically investigates the career of archeologist. Included in this download:*What is an Archeologist? This informational reading gives students a general idea of what an archeologist does. Comprehension questions check for understanding. Archeologist *Fast Facts: This sheet gives students some important information about a career in archeology: salary, education, locations, and soft skills they would need.*Famous Archeo
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Science Careers: The Bundle
Beginning of Course Activity: Alien Archeology
Students will pretend to be Alien Archeologists from the future, who are examining the remains of an ancient civilization (aka: the classroom). Students will use the provided worksheet to lead them in filling out with their observations and to draw conclusions about their fellow students and the teacher. Then, the students will complete "part 2," taking their observations and applying them to what it means to be a historian.
This lesson will prepare students for a conversation about:
- What is
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6th - 12th
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Prehistory - Archaeology (How Do We Know What We Know?)
Students will rotate through stations with what might appear at first glance to be random artifacts. Each station has story behind it that connects the items to a story. For example, one is from a teenage sleepover where they were playing video games all night, drank a lot of soda and made a mess. You can set this simulation up in your classroom and have students rotate through each area, or, you can buy some paint sticks and string, and set up archaeological “dig sites” outside (see pic below).
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6th - 12th
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SURVIVE HISTORY! The Game: An Archaeological Dig
No printing. No cutting. No complicated prep-work. Just download and watch your students play and learn! Approximate Game Length: 5-10 minutes.Give your students a fun, animated, and gamified experience of leaning about Archaeology and the first peoples in North America! `To play, simply download the game, save on your digital platform so your students can download and play in PowerPoint. It's that simple! Enjoy watching your students Game2Learn!BE SURE TO OPEN AND PLAY IN THE POWERPOINT PROGRA
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4th - 12th
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Also included in: "Survive History" Geography Bundle
T. rex Autopsy Worksheet for National Geographic Video
T. Rex Autopsy is a 2015 documentary airing on the National Geographic channel where a team of four paleontologists dissect a silicon replica of Tyrannosaurus. The four paleontologists were Tori Herridge, Stephen Brusatte, Matthew T. Mossbrucker and Luke Gamble, who is the lead anatomist. The T. rex was based on the most complete fossil, "Sue."This once-in-a-lifetime experiment offers an unprecedented opportunity to explore questions such as whether or not T. rex had feathers; how it fed with
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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MS-LS4-1
, HS-LS1-2
, MS-LS4-2
Rock Cycle Dice Game Worksheet and Station Prep PDF
This game uses regular 6-sided dice to guide students through the various stages of the rock cycle.Set up the station placards around the room along with a dice (regular or the larger foam ones from places like the dollar store). Each student will need a worksheet to fill out as they go from station to station. If possible, try to put an example or two of each rock at their respective stations to have a visual there too.
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5th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS2-1
Archaeology Simulation - Earth's History
Next Generation Science StandardsThis inquiry-based activity simulates the work of archaeologists. This activity simulates fossil evidence for Pangea, fossil evidence for climate change, and shows how archaeologists use relative time.This lesson begins with a web activity, and then utilizes a hands on lab investigation. This activity is assessed by a writing component based off of the Common Core standards for writing in the science classroom. A rubric for this assignment is included. Check out
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4th - 8th
Don't Eat the Cookie! Inquiry Archaeology Lab
This lesson is a great hands on introduction to archaeology, and can be integrated into a variety of different Social Studies and Science units. Teach your students to think like an archaeologist by participating in sketching dig sites, and artifacts, excavating artifacts, evaluating the effects of excavation on a dig site, and the effectiveness of tools used in the excavation. What’s included in this resource: Teacher lesson planRelated vocabulary and definitionsInteractive lab worksheetLab as
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3rd - 6th
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Thinking Like An Archaeologist: Artifact Analysis
Originally designed for use in MA 6th grade Social Studies class In accordance with MA common core standard:Topic 1: Studying complex societies, past and present 1. Explain how different academic fields in the social sciences concentrate on different means of studying societies in the past and present 3. Give examples of how archaeologists, historians, geographers, economists, and political scientists work as teams to analyze evidence, develop hypotheses, and construct interpretations of ancie
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5th - 7th
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Dinosaur Extinction Simulation Board Game (Google Classroom, Distance Learning)
Distance Learning Update: This game would also go GREAT over a Zoom or Google Meet session. Instead of counters, students could use cereal pieces or any small pieces to simulate the dinosaurs, and you can use a website for the dice roll.This is the perfect game to teach your class about the effects of the Meteor Impact that led to the extinction of the dinosaurs. It is highly interactive and entertaining for kids, while providing meaningful content that is sure to help your students fully unders
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3rd - 12th
Mohenjodaro - Archaeological Dig
Explore the ancient city of Mohenjodaro with this interactive artifact exploration activity. Your students will jump into the roles of archaeologists while digging up these ancient artifacts, hypothesizing about their uses and discussing what they tell us about Mohenjodaro and its citizens. PDF and Google access only.Included:Activity prep checklistData recording chartsActivity Google SlidesArtifact description cardsArtifact name cardsArtifact photo cardsJob task cardsCharacteristics of civiliza
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5th - 7th
STEM/STEAM Fossils and Archaeological Dig
Teachers, take your students on an interactive STEM/STEAM adventure in the world of fossils. In this project, students will be junior archaeologists and use science, technology, engineering, art, and math to study fossils and go on an archaeological dig. Complete details are given! In this hands-on study they will learn to apply science in the real world of archaeology. Every step of the process is clearly outlined and visualized for your use in the classroom. Students will love going to an “act
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3rd - 6th
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Sim Mummy: A Mummification Simulation Unit
SimMummy is an exciting simulation where students mummify a "dead pharaoh" following the same steps of the ancient Egyptians. They create all the supplies that their SimMummy needs for an eternal afterlife, learn how to write in hieroglyphs, play Egyptian games, and can even have a funeral procession as the grand finale. SimMummy can be used as a backbone for your entire unit on ancient Egypt. This is a fun activity for school, summer camp, after school programs, or home school. Entire download
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5th - 8th
Archaeologist Convention Presentation
This activity is a great way to introduce a Social Studies unit that deals with ancient civilizations or archaeology! Students are given the chance to look at ordinary objects through the eyes of an archaeologist in the "future" and use their imaginations to deduce "primitive" uses for these objects. It's a lot of fun for the kids when they see what interesting uses their classmates came up with for items they use on a daily basis.
Includes instructions for oral presentations, a letter to the
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4th - 8th
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Fossils STEM lab
Students use a free iPad app to create an animation that explains how a living thing can be fossilized. Students must show three different types of fossilization and this is the packet that has them work through this critical thinking activity.
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8th - 9th
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Quest- The Treasures of Maple Island, Multi-Content Earth Science Treasure Hunt
Challenge your students to identify the location and depth of several buried treasures on the mysterious Maple Island! (Not to be confused with the infamous Oak Island, of course!) Your students will use skills in topography mapping, relative dating, rock types, and absolute dating to pinpoint the location of five buried treasures! You can easily link this to a real-world breakout room set-up where students must gather their evidence and come up with their 3-digit combination for a locked box! I
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6th - 9th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-1
, MS-ESS2-2
, MS-ESS2-1
Archaeological Classroom Dig Situation
Have your students imagine that they are archaeologists in the future excavating their classroom. Select items that students will view around the room. These could be items that give students a glimpse in to your life. When viewing the items, students make inferences about you based on the item (like how archaeologists make inferences about people of the past when viewing artifacts).Resource includes a graphic organizer/ guide as well as reflection questions
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4th - 10th
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Computer simulation and the Fossil Layers
Students will play a computer game/simulation to understand where paleontologists find different fossils in each layer of earth. This includes teacher directions, student directions, and questions related to each simulation.
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6th - 8th
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Otzi Investigation - Analysis of Remains Google Slides Pear Deck
Explore Otzi's remains with your students in an engaging and interactive way using these Pear Deck slides. These four short slides can be used as a Do Now, bell ringer, station activity, or homework assignment. They include an interactive website where students can view Otzi's remains in a lab and analyze them.This activity is perfect for introducing students to analyzing sources, which is a vital skill for DBQs. Students will also practice crucial ELA skills such as finding and citing evidence,
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6th - 8th
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Theories of Evolution
Part of an Evolution Unit. Students are introduced to the theories of evolution through stories, predictions, and simulations. Special attention is paid to Lamarck and Darwin.
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8th - 11th
ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION SIMULATION
This is a real-world simulation that I use with my 4th graders, as it goes well with our science and social studies standards--a great way to integrate! I actually have an area behind our school that I stake off, make a grid, and bury various "artifacts" for my students to find. We use tin foil grilling pans with the holes in them for sifting as well as various brushes and small garden tools for digging. I use this to also reinforce the differences between artifacts/fossils and archaeologists
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4th - 12th
NGSS:
4-ESS1-1
Archaeology Dig - Distance Learning
Archaeology Dig: Create an exciting treasure hunt with household supplies and encourage kids to learn about archeology and chemistry.*********************************************************************************************************Customer Tips:Use this resource to get TPT credit to use on future purchases!*****Login and go to "My Purchases"**********Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button.**********Click it and leave a quick rating and short comment for the product.***
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K - 8th
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The Virtual Traveler: Virtual Tours for Educators, Students & Armchair Travelers
With the demise of Google VR Creator and Google Expeditions, there is a distinct lack of virtual tours for teachers to use in the classroom. This free resource attempts in some small way to address this lack. This "Lesson Plan" is an always-updated list of virtual tours that I have created during my time as an international school teacher. No more hunting around the internet, only to find that the tour you want has vanished. The tours may be used "as is" in a lesson plan (for example, to examin
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6th - 12th
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