Read the Fine Print
Educational Use
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
- Material Type:
- Lesson Plan
- Provider:
- Smithsonian Institution
- Provider Set:
- Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies
- Date Added:
- 09/10/2004