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HRP 28: Archaeology

19 items and 12 tools found

Setting Up and Using the Grid to Record Artifacts

View this video to learn how archaeologists lay out the grid they use to mark locations where artifacts are found.

Grades: 3 - 8

Duration: 2:09

How Do You Spot a Place to Dig?

An archaeologist explains how he finds a good "dig location" as he describes the equipment and processes used to select a dig site.

Grades: 3 - 8

Duration: 1:24

Is There a Sequence to How a Dig is Explored?

An archaeologist explains the sequence used to explore a dig site methodically, efficiently, and successfully.

Grades: 3 - 8

Duration: 1:39

What is the Process for Closing a Dig Site Appropriately?

An archaeologist explains how a dig site is "closed" for the season and set up for another dig in the future.

Grades: 3 - 8

Duration: 2:27

What is the Process for Recording a Found Artifact?

An archaeologist explains the process used to properly record an artifact found in an archaeological dig.

Grades: 3 - 8

Duration: 1:54

What an Artifact Can Tell You – An Example of Finding a Medieval Coin

An archaeologist uses his recent find of a medieval coin at a dig in Ireland to explain the types of information an artifact of this nature can provide about both its use and where it was found.

Grades: 3 - 8

Duration: 4:01

Does the Process or Tools Used for a Dig Change Depending on Where the Dig is Located?

An archaeologist explains how location of an archeological dig might affect tools and processes used during the dig.

Grades: 3 - 8

Duration: 1:17

The Interdisciplinary Nature of Being an Archaeologist

An archaeologist explains how he works with professionals in a variety of disciplines in order to successfully find, record, process, and curate items found at an archaeological dig.

Grades: 3 - 8

Duration: 1:19

Why Be an Archaeologist?

An archaeologist explains why he enjoys his work.

Grades: 3 - 8

Duration: 1:52

How Careful Do You Have to be When Digging?

An archaeologist explains the importance of being careful when searching for artifacts at an archaeological dig.

Grades: 3 - 8

Duration: 1:52

Chain of Evidence for Artifacts from a Dig Site

An archaeologist explains how artifacts found at a dig site are recorded and labeled to provide for future research.

Grades: 3 - 8

Duration: 1:35

How Rain Can Affect a Dig Site

An archaeologist working on a dig in Ireland explains the impact that rain and other weather conditions can have on an archaeological dig.

Grades: 3 - 8

Duration: 1:09

Tools Used at a Dig

See examples of tools used by archaeologist at a dig site and learn about the processes used as they search for artifacts..

Grades: 3 - 8

Duration: 3:46

Archaeology 7: Work Conditions at an Archaeological Dig

Use this video with the teacher and student tools below to increase your understanding of what happens at an archaeological dig.

Grades: 6 - 12

Duration: 0:52

Archaeology 6: Tools and Equipment Used at an Archaeological Dig

Use this video with the teacher and student tools below to increase your understanding of what happens at an archaeological dig.

Grades: 6 - 12

Duration: 1:26

Archaeology 5: Working at an Archaeological Dig 2

This video shows archaeologists working at a dig site. Use this video with the teacher and student tools below to increase your understanding of what happens at an archaeological dig.

Grades: 6 - 12

Duration: 0:46

Archaeology 4: Finding and Recording Artifacts at an Archaeological Dig

This video shows archaeologists searching for and finding artifacts at a dig site. Use this video with the teacher and student tools below to increase your understanding of what happens at an archae...

Grades: 3, 6 - 12

Duration: 1:24

Archaeology 3: Working at an Archaeological Dig 1

This video shows archaeologists working at a dig site. Use this video with the teacher and student tools below to increase your understanding of what happens at an archaeological dig.

Grades: 6 - 12

Duration: 0:54

Explore! Archaeology

Investigate the big picture question, “What does an archaeologist do?” as you meet archaeologists currently working on a dig in Ireland, view video of the site, and see the work they do.

Grades: 3 - 8

Duration: 26:25

Student Tools

Student Tool 64: Digging Into an Archaeological Dig Worksheet

This student tool is designed to accompany the video above and other videos on our Educate.Today website that deal with archaeology. All videos related to the activity are included in the document. Teacher Tool 279 provides teacher instructions for this activity and is available on the same video pages. This activity is designed to be used with the following Educate.Today videos: Archaeology-1, Archaeology-2, Archaeology-3, Archaeology-4, Archaeology-5, Archaeology-6, Archaeology-7.

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Student Tool 66: Video Reflection Worksheet

Students can use this activity on their own to share their learning and insights about any video they watch independently, and this Student Tool can also be used in conjunction with Teacher Tool 318: Sharing Your Insights Through A Reflection Worksheet as part of a classroom or homeschool activity. This tool can be used with any video on the Educate.Today website.

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Teacher Tools

Teacher Tool 29: STEM Activity–Rotting Here?

Download this teacher tool for a STEM activity providing students the opportunity to bring their study of archaeology to life through different type of dig locations. This activity can be used with any combination of the following Educate.Today videos: Archaeology-1, Archaeology-2, Archaeology-3, Archaeology-5.

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Teacher Tool 279: Digging Into an Archaeological Dig

This learning activity is designed to accompany the video above and other videos on our Educate.Today website that deal with archaeology. All videos related to the activity are included in the document. Student Tool 64 can also be used with this activity and is available within this document as well as on the same video pages.
This activity is designed to be used with the following Educate.Today videos: Archaeology-1, Archaeology-2, Archaeology-3, Archaeology-4, Archaeology-5, Archaeology-6, Archaeology-7.

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Teacher Tool 285: Arts Integration Activity–Explore Archaeology

This teacher tool, accompanying the video above, provides an Arts Integration activity combining science, social studies, and music as students learn about and compose a rap song about archaeology. This activity is designed to be used with the following Educate.Today videos: Archaeology-3, Archaeology-4, Archaeology-5, Archaeology-6, Archaeology-7, Archaeology-8, Archaeology-9, Archaeology-10, Archaeology-11, Archaeology-12, Archaeology-13, Archaeology-14, Archaeology-15, Archaeology-16, Archaeology-17, Archaeology-18, Archaeology-19, Archaeology-20.

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Teacher Tool 286: STEAM Activity–Explore Archaeology

This teacher tool, accompanying the video above, provides a STEAM activity combining science and music as students learn about and compose a rap song about archaeology. This activity is designed to be used with the following Educate.Today videos: Archaeology-3, Archaeology-4, Archaeology-5, Archaeology-6, Archaeology-7, Archaeology-8, Archaeology-9, Archaeology-10, Archaeology-11, Archaeology-12, Archaeology-13, Archaeology-14, Archaeology-15, Archaeology-16, Archaeology-17, Archaeology-18, Archaeology-19, Archaeology-20.

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Teacher Tool 317: Cross Curricular Activity–Sharing Insights Through a Journal Entry

This teacher tool, accompanying the video above, provides an Interdisciplinary activity that invites students to write a journal entry that shares learning and insights they gained by watching the video. This tool can be used with any video on the Educate.Today website.

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Teacher Tool 318: Cross Curricular Activity–Video Reflection

This teacher tool, accompanying the video above, provides an Interdisciplinary activity that invites students to complete a reflection worksheet to share learning and insights they gained by watching the video. This tool can be used with any video on the Educate.Today website.

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Teacher Tool 319: Cross Curricular Activity–Sharing Learning Verbally

This teacher tool, accompanying the video above, provides an Interdisciplinary activity that invites students to share learning and insights they gained by watching the video through verbal sharing and conversation. This tool can be used with any video on the Educate.Today website.

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Teacher Tool 320: Vocabulary Interesting to Me

This teacher tool, accompanying the video above, invites students to increase their vocabulary by selecting, and learning the definitions of, words in the video that are unknown and/or interesting to them. This tool can be used with any video on the Educate.Today website.

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Teacher Tool 321: Vocabulary Activity

This teacher tool, accompanying the video above, asks students to listen for certain vocabulary words you have selected and define them in two ways: 1) contextually based on what they think the definition might be based on what they learn in the video; and 2) through a dictionary to either confirm or refine their contextual definition. This tool can be used with any video on the Educate.Today website.

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Teacher Tool 324: How I Use the Website–An Archaeology Science Project

In this teacher tool, an Educate.Today member shares an example of using the website with students on a science project related to archaeology. Have a lesson plan idea using Educate.Today resources that you'd like to share? Write it up and send us an e-mail to info@educate.today.

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