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Project Archaeology: Investigating Shelter is a supplementary science and social studies curriculum unit for grades 3 through 5. The unit supports Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in literacy and mathematics, especially through modeling the investigation process. Because of the interdisciplinary nature of archaeology, students can seamlessly integrate science (STEM) with literacy, mathematics, social studies, and history.
This consists of nine comprehensive lessons guiding students through the archaeological study of shelter including a toolkit of archaeological and scientific concepts and a final performance of understanding. Now includes a professional development DVD! Watch Project Archaeology lessons in action! See a professional development workshop and a teacher guiding students through archaeological inquiry. Instructors model Understanding by Design. Plus, interviews with teachers and students.
Investigating Shelter teaches six enduring understandings and all learning is guided by essential questions.
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$39.95
Advent of Agriculture in Mesopotamia! Discover the past through authentic evidence from ancient archaeological sites. Trace the shift from hunting and gathering to the development of agriculture in the ancient world. Examine two real archaeological sites on the upper Euphrates River and uncover the changes in diet as people shifted from foraging to farming. Students will think like archaeologists as they apply the tools of scientific inquiry (observation, inference, evidence, context, stratigraphy, and chronology) to the investigation of nutrition. Surprisingly, the advent of agriculture decreased food diversity with significant consequences for human health even today. Explore contemporary nutrition through student collected data and design a healthy eating plan for the school based on information drawn from the study of the past!
Subjects: social studies (world history, ancient civilizations), science, health enhancement (nutrition), language arts. This is 6th Grade Level, but easily adaptable to elementary and high school.
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Discover Roman history through evidence from archaeological sites near Pompeii!
Through archaeology students explore the material remains of Roman culture to learn about geography, history, and art. How can investigating a Roman villa help students understand Roman people and culture? In this curriculum, students examine rooms, coins, and frescoes through an inquiry-based tour of a luxury villa. Explore a day in the life of Roman Emperor Nero! Pompeii and the nearby villas at Oplontis offer a glimpse into the daily life of Romans as well as Rome’s elite.
- Learn the Latin terms for the rooms in a Roman villa by playing a murder mystery game.
- Create a mosaic! Students identify lines of symmetry and solve a real-world problem.
- Close-read Pliny the Younger’s eye-witness accounts of the Mount Vesuvius eruption.
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Discover the past through evidence from an archaeological site in Iraq!
This unique guide incorporates authentic archaeological and historical research paired with maps and artifacts to teach students about the people who lived during the Neolithic Revolution. In this investigation students will use geography, history, and archaeology to learn about a Neolithic dwelling and the lives of people in ancient Mesopotamia. Examine primary sources, artifacts, and maps of the Jarmo site to understand the Neolithic Revolution. Students “uncover” a real archaeological site, classify artifacts, and infer how the geographic area of the Middle East shaped the dwellings. Explore the use of traditional mudbrick architecture today with Professor Salma Samar Damluji, an Iraqi architect. Engage students in a debate on a current civic dilemma involving archaeology and preservation.
