Setting Up and Using the Grid to Record Artifacts
2:09
Grades: 3 - 8
Video Description: View this video to learn how archaeologists lay out the grid they use to mark locations where artifacts are found.
Type of Video: Segment*
Unique Video ID: Archaeology-10**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- Create a classroom archaeological site in a box. This may be made from piles of clothes, soil or even paper in the recycle bin. Hide a variety of items throughout the site. Have students use string to create a grid system on the site, label the grids and then record what is found in each quadrant.
- Use the video in a flipped learning activity. Have students view the video on their own or in small groups and create they questions have about archaeological digs after watching it. Let the questions form the basis for a class discussion and the beginning for an activity where students, working in small groups, create mini-archaeological dig sites for their classmates to explore and record what they find.
*Segment videos are short excerpts edited from interviews or interactive programs that offer flexible and differentiated ways to use the rich content included in the full-length conversation.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
