Creating a Stratigraphy Cake
3:06
Grades: 3 - 8
Video Description: Use this video to inspire creating your own stratigraphy cake as you study archaeology.
Type of Video: Topical*
Unique Video ID: Archaeology-23**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- Use this video as part of an archaeology unit to help students understand how to bake their own stratigraphy cake to share with the class.
- Have students create a list of artifacts included in their stratigraphy cake and what they represent in the society being excavated. Use the list to verify their classmates’ deductions about what the objects they find in the cake.
*Topical videos are filmed on location in the classroom/workspace/laboratory, in studio, or a combination of both to explain and/or demonstrate specific concepts, events, topics, or processes.
**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.
