Community Archaeology. We're working on content, and new stuff will be up soon!
We promise! A lesson for mock excavations will soon be posted, as well as one for recreation prehistoric Iroquoian pottery. This portion of the website has three basic goals: 1) To facilitate the dissemination of information about educational resources related to archaeology and local history to area teachers. >> Interesting Archaeology Links 2) to provide sample lesson plans for teachers wishing to incorporate archaeology into the classroom or who want to explore lesson plans that cross several curriculum boundaries. >> Exercises developed through CAP for Teachers: (more soon!) 3) to detail how the CAP for Teachers program facilitates fulfillment of NYS Learning Standards in several core curriculum areas.
>> NYS Learning Standards that can be met by using archaeology in the classroom. Community Archaeology Lesson 1. Grades 5 - 8.by Gloria Larson - 1999 CAP for Teachers ParticipantOverview Students will practice artifact analysis and interpretation by studying prehistoric and historic artifacts.
Objectives/Skills Students will: 1. Make observations of artifacts. 2. Use scientific reasoning and archaeological methods to interpret artifacts. 3. Background Discuss artifacts with students–define them (refers to anything that has been altered by humans. Preparation Copies of the worksheet (see below; 2 pages). Core Procedure Begin by discussing artifacts with the students and the difference between the terms prehistoric and historic.
When students have completed their worksheets, have each group report on their artifacts. In the end, tell students what each artifact is, what it was/is used for, where it came from. Artifacts Questions. Community Archaeology Lesson 2. Lesson Plan 2: Using Math in Archaeology by Gloria Larson - 1999 CAP for Teachers Participant Overview Students will practice math skills in a classroom simulation of an archaeological excavation.
This activity may be worked on throughout the year, or completed over several days as a review unit. Objectives/Skills Students will: Make accurate measurements using the metric system. Background Discuss archaeology with students--what it is, excavation and laboratory methods used, preservation of sites. Preparation Set boundaries for a pretend archaeological site, in an large, open area. Community Archchaeology Lesson 3. Overview Overview: Instructor will relate the principals and mechanics of sediment deposition, site dating techniques, the correlation between time and soil levels, and possible site/soil disturbance.
In groups of 3-5 people, students will use soil "keys" to match a known date and soil context to soils on the poster. The keys provide a date to apply to different features on the poster. Students will take this information and concepts learned from the discussion to complete the worksheet. Objectives/Skills Students will: Understand how archaeological sites are formed Understand the concepts of sediment deposition. Background Soil deposition A variety of environmental factors contribute to the deposition of sediments on the surface of the earth, including erosion by physical and chemical weathering, wind, glaciers, flooding, and volcanic activity. (The most obvious analogy to stratigraphy is a multi-layer cake. Preparation You will need the following materials: Poster Stratigraphy. Stratigraphy Questions. Strats_keys. Community Archaeology Lesson 4. Lesson # 4: Mock Excavations Grades 5 - 8.by Justin Miller/CAP StaffOverview Students will practice excavation, note-taking skills, and analysis of artifacts and features in stratified soils at a simulated site.
Objectives/Skills Students will: Carefully excavate soils to uncover features and artifacts. Take descriptive notes about features and artifacts. BackgroundMaterials Constructed Unit Boxes 1-2 buckets (1-5 gallon) per unit box. Preparation Choose a large, open area in which to set up the excavation boxes. Step by step in photos... Create a base of "sub-soil" with light-colored sand.
Make a 3-6 cm base of sand and tamp it down. Start your feature construction by digging out a little of the subsoil. Place your artifacts and materials in the depression, and make sure to keep things nice and packed-tight. When you are done creating the feature, make sure some soil gets packed in and around the items to ensure it's stable and solid. Core Procedure Additional Activities.