Spiro Mounds; Oklahoma's Past Indian History
Whole Language; Grades 3-6
This lesson acquaints students in grades 3 or 4 to a part of Oklahoma's
heritage by use of Whole Language techniques and Cooperative Learning Groups.
Students will have gained an understanding of the past by creating a part of
it.
Back From the Future Language Arts; Grades 6-8
Archaeologists of the far future discover a well-preserved structure believed
to date back to the twentieth-century United States. What might they find and
how might they interpret the strange artifacts they uncover?
Message to the Future
Language Arts/Social Studies; Grades 5-7
Designing a monument can be fun. It is a way to learn about the ideas and
planning that go into the creation of a monument. Future archaeologists may
learn a lot about our culture from the monuments we leave behind.
Archaeological Dig Grades
6-8 Teaching students deductive reasoning is
simplified when one takes them on an "archaeological dig. Students will be able
to learn how archaeologists are able to learn so much from the remains of those
from earlier civilizations.
Excavating Your Recycling Bin as a Fossil Record
Grades 6-12 This lesson
simulates how scientists study the past. Scientists use layers of rock with
fossils to understand the past.
Shoe Box Archaeology Science/Social Studies; Grades 4-8
Problem solving is increasingly important in our society, and teaching the use
of clues to unravel a puzzle is one way we help children understand this
concept.
