Description

Overview:

This site introduces students to archeology -- the study of material remains to learn about past human experiences. This lesson (Grades 3-8) discusses various challenges of an archaeologist: locating a site that will yield clues about the people who once lived there, conducting excavations, and more. Students identify artifacts from a contemporary setting, describe the function of each artifact, identify methods for dating soil layers, and interpret soil profiles.

Subject:

Arts and Humanities

Level:

Upper Primary, Middle School

Material Type:

Lesson Plan

Provider:

Smithsonian Institution

Provider Set:

Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies

Date Added:

09/10/2004