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5th grade archaeology activities for Microsoft Word
Types of Fossils Activity
Different types of fossils. True form, cast, mold, and trace fossils. Students will replicate each type of fossil and glue it to the handout.
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1st - 10th
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Weathering, Erosion, Deposition - Hands-on STATIONS
I use this after students have learned the basics about weathering, erosion, and deposition. My on-level or special needs students use their notes about WED to help them with the follow-up questions to the activity at each station.
Students travel in groups around the room to complete each activity. Warning: as with most hands-on activities, it can get a little messy, but it's well worth it as students remember this activity and you can reference it as you go forward through the geology conte
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5th - 8th
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Rock Layers 3D Illustration Project (Law of Cross Cutting & Superposition)
Students are required to use their knowledge of the Law of Cross-Cutting and Superposition to give relative and absolute age of rock layers.
Regular Science and Pre-AP Science Rubrics included.
Students can either make a stand alone representation or a poster, but the poster must be 3D, made with textures.
Students can use anything (cereal, twigs, glitter, ANYTHING, etc. to give texture to each layer).
Students present their project (I grade with the rubric WHILE it is being presented)
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5th - 12th
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The Maya and Aztec Empires
Complete your study of ancient Mexican culture with these two student-led units. I've done all the work for you! All links are provided and tested so your students don't waste time wandering around the Internet. There are many different activities for many different abilities. See the individual listings for more complete information. Also, check my listings for other ancient history units: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/All-american-Teacher-Tools/Category/Ancient-History-587046
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5th - 10th
Seafloor Spreading Lab/Activity
If your teaching Seafloor Spreading, this is an EASY and FUN lab to do with your students!!
This lab is a great way to get students actively engaged in hands-on, cooperative learning! After following the EASY step-by-step instructions, students answer questions (analyze & conclude worksheet attached) about the lab challenging them to think critically about the process of seafloor spreading.
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*Seafloor Spreading Lab: Procedure (step-by-step instructions; 3 pages)
*Analyze &
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4th - 9th
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What are the different types of soil? LAB
Description: Students will perform a series of experiments to investigate the properties of several types of soil.
Florida Sunshine State Standard(s): SC.2.E.6.3 Classify soil types based on color, texture (size of particles), the ability to retain water, and the ability to support the growth of plants.
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5th - 7th
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Bill Nye Dinosaurs Video Questions
This 17 question video guide with teacher key is designed to follow the Bill Nye Dinosaurs video or DVD. You will need to have the video or DVD to use this product. This covers fossil formation, fossil interpretation, why dinosaurs went extinct, and compares the times when different creatures lived.
Having students take notes during a video increases their retention from the video and gives them something to take home and study. Through creating fill-in-the-blank video note guides, student
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4th - 12th
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Fossils!
Fossils! is a seven day lesson plan that allows students to explore different types of fossils and learn about how they are formed through hands on lessons. Students start off with an internet scavenger hunt to activate prior knowledge and gain basic facts. Students then work through four hands on lessons that help them understand how a fossil is formed and the differences between the main types of fossils. Scavenger hunt work sheet and final assessment are included in the lesson plan.
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3rd - 6th
Merge Cube Dino Digger Dinosaur Science Journal Activity
The Merge Cube is an amazing new augmented reality tool for your classroom! Let your students become paleontologists as they search for dinosaurs with the Merge Cube! Start by downloading the Dino Digger app, and then allow your students to seek out different dinosaur bones in the soil. As each section of a dinosaur is unearthed, facts about the dinosaur are revealed on the Merge Cube which the students will record on the included worksheets. I’ve made each worksheet in the style of an adventure
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: Merge Cube Bundle AR VR Augmented Reality Growing Bundle Activities
Activity: Timeline of Paleolithic Inventions/Advancements
This activity briefly introduces students to how humans evolved and then tasks each group with arranging 20 technological inventions or advancements of paper (teacher needs to cut them out) in the correct historical order they happened in. There are 4 debrief questions for students to answer after their group. The correct order is included in this assignment, which students can use for a summative assessment: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Timeline-of-Paleolithic-InventionsAdvancem
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: World History: Paleolithic/Prehistoric to the end of the Middle Ages
Trace Fossils Lab - 4th Grade
Students observe and analyze "stamp pad" animal tracks to learn about trace fossils in this mini-lab. Included are fill-in and review questions. Students sketch, log, and write observations for 10 different animal footprints.
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3rd - 5th
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Virginia Studies VS.2f Crossword Puzzle
This crossword puzzle aligns to the Virginia Studies VS.2f (2020) Curriculum Framework. It contains 7 clues associated with archaeology in Virginia as well as a word bank. The puzzle itself is not digitally editable, so it may only be completed with paper and pencil.The answer key is shown on page 2, so be sure to print only page 1 for students.This product is also included in the Virginia Studies VS.2f Bundle.10% of all profits will be donated to https://retouch.is/.
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4th - 5th
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Also included in: Virginia Studies VS.2f Bundle (Virginia Archaeology)
Science Crossword Puzzle: 3 to 6 Grades – Earth-Space Science - Avalanches
This crossword puzzle is for Earth-Space Science class. It is about the processes that take place on the Earth and the objects and movements in Space. This is one of several crossword puzzles that cover the standards which 3rd to 6th grade students need to know about Earth-Space Science. The answers are included. In addition to filling out the crossword, there is a student answer sheet on which students can write the vocabulary word answers and the number of letters in the words. They can then p
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3rd - 6th
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Archaeological Activity
Students pretend to be archaeologists digging up primary sources in this fun activity! Teacher gives each group a common tool or object, and has each group look at it from the angle of an archaeologist seeing the object for the first time.
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3rd - 8th
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Creating a Classroom Museum
An activity where students design and develop a classroom museum. This activity develops critical thinking skills, artistic skills and social interactions as students design, and set up a classroom museum.
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5th - 12th
History Detectives: Uncovering Clues to Learn About Otzi (Neolithic Mummy)
Have your students experience the job of an archaeologist by studying primary source evidence to learn about Otzi, a Neolithic wet mummy! This lesson is a Word hyperdoc.This lesson includes a 4-step activity and a follow up discussion.Step 1: Students practice inquiry skills while analyzing a primary source picture and listing questions about it. Students are encouraged to formulate a hypothesis for each question.Step 2: Students view a short video to learn about the discovery of Otzi and answer
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5th - 8th
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Archaeological Dig
Here's a chance for your students to be archaeologists and write history! This editable download is a mock archaeological dig where students must analyze artifacts like a historian or archaeologist would. This is a great assignment to start off a History or Socials class, or to stand alone if you are studying a particular time period. Students must prepare drawings and descriptions, and answer questions about what they find. Typically I have provided the artifacts, or you could get the stude
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4th - 12th, Adult Education
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Figuring Out Fossils
A hands-on fossil activity where students find out about different fossils, how they are made and how old they are. I have all these fossils myself and have taken pictures for teacher who do not have the fossils needed for the activity.
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4th - 12th, Adult Education
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ADVENTURES IN HISTORY: Burial Dig
Give your students an experience they've never had - something they can't wait to write about!Students enter the classroom to see six open “graves”. This is an active, open archaeological dig, but will not require digging. Students will learn to distinguish between Objective Observations, Drawing Conclusions based on Evidence, and Creative Writing (Characterization). Here is a memorable combination of History, Science, and Writing that will have your class talking when they get home.Two recor
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4th - 12th
Archaeologist Discoveries
It is the year 3500 and you have found artefacts that you have not seen before. What could they have been used for? Using your knowledge of what things were like back in the 2000's and the attributes of each item, you are to make up possible uses for each device.
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4th - 9th
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Excavation Station! Dinosaur Dig!
This can be used as an extension activity, a take home kit or can be used for group work. This product includes a list of supplies (supplies listed that are not included in this digital package include: Bag, Pencils, Excavation tools: 1 metal spoon,3 Paint brushes, Other digging supplies, One Tupper-wear container marked “EXCAVATED BONES”, and One Pre-historic “FOSSIL SAMPLE” in Tupper-wear container.) a letter home to parents, questions sheet, and instructions. The "fossil samples" can be boug
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3rd - 8th
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Ancient Egyptian Creative Activity- Complete the Artifact
Creative, fun activity to use when learning about Ancient Egypt
Could be used as a prompt for creative writing or an extension activity.
Students use their imaginations and their creative/artistic side to finish the 'broken' artifact to show what it could have been in Ancient Egyptian society.
They finish it by writing about what the artifact would have been and what it would have been used for.
Some examples past students have done: pyramid fragment, tools, a piece of jewelry , statue to
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2nd - 8th
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Ancient Greek Creative Activity- Complete the Artifact
Creative, fun activity to use when learning about Ancient Greece
Could be used as a prompt for creative writing or an extension activity.
Students use their imaginations and their creative/artistic side to finish the 'broken' artifact to show what it could have been in Ancient Greek society.
They finish it by writing about what the artifact would have been and what it would have been used for.
Some examples past students have done: pottery, tools, a piece of jewelry , statue to the Gods...
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2nd - 8th
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How a Fossil Forms Ordering Strips
Kids can use these as notes or as an activity. Teachers can mix up the order and kids have to put them in the correct order to show how a fossil forms.
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3rd - 6th
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