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Free middle school archaeology activities
Fossils and Rock Layers Worksheet (also formatted for Digital)
Students will analyze fossils in rock layers and draw conclusions. No-prep needed.
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3rd - 6th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS1-4
, 4-ESS1-1
, 3-LS4-1
, MS-LS4-1
Also included in: Fossils and Rock Layers Mega-Bundle! (4-ESS1-1)
DIY Cladogram Student Activity
Includes:Quick overview on what a Cladogram is and how they are usedInstructions for creating your own Cladogram. I'd recommend putting students in small groups for this activityAnimal cutouts for the cladogram activity - 3 different options for animalsUse this as formative or summative assessment, or to trigger critical thinking or communication skills in your classroom. This project does not necessarily need to be marked. It could just be an activity meant to get your students in the right min
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4th - 12th
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Don't Eat the Cookie! Inquiry Archaeology Lab
This lesson is a great hands on introduction to archaeology, and can be integrated into a variety of different Social Studies and Science units. Teach your students to think like an archaeologist by participating in sketching dig sites, and artifacts, excavating artifacts, evaluating the effects of excavation on a dig site, and the effectiveness of tools used in the excavation. What’s included in this resource: Teacher lesson planRelated vocabulary and definitionsInteractive lab worksheetLab as
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3rd - 6th
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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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Freebie Dinosaur fossil Puzzles
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K - 6th
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Plate Tectonics "Edible Tectonics" Activity
Use candy bars to explore the layers of the Earth and tectonic plates boundaries.
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7th - 11th
A Freebie Human Skull Clipart {Messare Clips and Design}
Please take a few seconds to leave feedback! I'd really appreciate it and will keep the FREEBIES coming as I get more feedback! The Human Skull Graphical Sampler set is contains four (4) graphics. All images are high resolution PNGs for print quality images.
1) Black on White line Graphical Skull
2) Crystal Skull (Transparent)
3) Crystal Skull (Dark Solid)
4) Crystal Skull (Light Solid)
This set is an awesome compliment to the full Human Skull and the Ancient Inca Set!
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If you like m
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Field Trip to See the Dinosaurs Activity or Poster Project
Take a field trip to visit... the dinosaurs! Kids will love this creative adventure to visit some of their favorite prehistoric friends. Engage students and encourage them to present facts they have learned about the climate, landscape, flora and fauna of their favorite period/era.••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Description: A hand-drawn creative-thinking worksheet or poster, perfect for creative critical thinking and real-world applications
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1st - 8th
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Pompeii reading comprehension
Reading comprehension on the destruction of Pompeii topic, with questions.
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6th - 8th
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Artifact Log - Otzi the Iceman
I teach 6th grade ancient civilizations. At the beginning of the year, I teach about the work of archaeologists and their significance to learning about the prehistoric time period. Students put on their archaeologist hats and examine Otzi and his artifacts in an effort to hypothesize about who he was, when he lived, and how he died.
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6th
Quiz and Assignment for the Magic School Bus "Show and Tell" Archaeology Episode
This is a quiz over the Magic School Bus "Show and Tell" Archaeology Episode. Included is also an assignment where students sketch an artifact to represent the 21st century. What clues does that artifact give future archaeologists? You could even have students bring in artifacts to share as a show and tell in class. This is a great introduction to archaeology activity.
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3rd - 6th
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Game: Freebie - Antiquities Biblical Archeology game
Antiquities: the Biblical Archeology game plays like Hasbro’s Masterpiece. Each player is an archeologist acquiring artifacts for their museum or university while avoiding the fakes. Package includes 24 artifacts, rules, playing area (game board) and 12 characters to choose from.
Additional information on each of the artifacts is provided in a separate document.
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4th - 12th
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Fossils Observation Sheet
A simple sheet for your students to record up to 6 fossil observations. Includes some guiding questions at the end. Originally created to fit with 3rd grade Indiana Science Standards, but could be used elsewhere as it is very general.
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3rd - 8th
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Dinosaur Footprints Science and Math Connections
Dinosaur Footprints is an activity that integrates math and science with an Archeologists thinking to determine how Dinosaurs roamed the Earth. It requires students to physically engage with space concepts to determine scale sizes of dinosaur feet.
3Dgrowth is a company that is interested in expanding learning cognitively, emotionally, socially to encourage students to fully engage with topics and life.
Complete the activity about Dinosaur Footprints on its own or with the Geologic Timeline
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6th - 9th
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dinosaur coloring book for children(size 8.5 * 11) (40 pages) coloring writing
Journey into the fascinating world of dinosaurs with our brand new coloring book designed especially for children! This captivating book in 8.5 * 11 inch format offers 40 pages filled with prehistoric adventures that will stimulate the imagination of your little explorers.Each page offers a unique experience, from carefully detailed drawings of various dinosaurs to fun activities such as maze games and writing areas to encourage the development of cognitive skills.The engaging illustrations allo
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4th - 11th
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STATE FOSSILS: Fossil Matching Activity and Terminology
Part of the full version listed below:FULL VERSION CLICK HERE-------------Come experience fossils on an interactive level. Fossils are categorized by definition and images: CAST, MOLD, ORIGINAL REMAINS, REPLACED REMAINS, TRACE, and LIVING. Specific state fossils are also addressed in an activity that kids really love. The states covered are: Pennsylvania, New York, Alaska, Colorado, Wyoming, California, Arizona, and Georgia.This works well for any level but is GREAT for special education st
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3rd - 8th
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History Detectives: Historical Jobs Terminology Match Up Activity
Embark on an engaging journey into the world of history professions with our free History Detectives: Historical Jobs worksheet. Tailored for primary and lower secondary school students, this interactive activity introduces key history professionals, such as historians, archaeologists, curators, and more. The worksheet features a match-up activity where students connect terms with their corresponding definitions, fostering a deeper understanding of the diverse roles that contribute to unravellin
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4th - 9th
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Also included in: Investigating the Ancient Past/Ancient World History Resource Bundle
Dinosaur Of The Day
While teaching a unit on Dinosaurs, give students a more expansive knowledge on the different types of dinosaurs by teaching about a different dinosaur each day.
I taught a dinosaur unit over the summer and have had 1st through 6th graders successfully complete this paper each day. The kids love learning about a new dinosaur each day and it gives them repeated exposure to content words such as herbivore and carnivore. With this worksheet, students easily discover and remember differences betwee
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1st - 6th
Dinosaur Project
This package includes a Geologic Time dinosaur writing project, a living fossils powerpoint and project description, and a project based on the research of a particular dinosaur. This includes report guidelines which makes grading easy for you! Use one one or use all! Easy editing! Zip file with word documents so you can customize these to your liking!
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4th - 8th
"Freebie" Palabragrama 7mo-12mo (Patrimonio Arqueológico)
Aprovecha y descarga nuestra hoja de trabajo gratuita, que fortalecerán los conceptos aprendidos sobre el patrimonio arqueológico de Puerto Rico.No pierda la oportunidad de celebrar la semana de la puertorriqueñidad con este recurso completo y accesible para usted y sus estudiantes.¡Qué viva el patrimonio puertorriqueño!Este recurso contiene:1- Hoja de trabajo2- Clave de respuestasSi tiene algún comentario o sugerencia acerca de nuestros productos, pueden escribirnos a info@pukaworld.com.De igua
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7th - 12th, Staff
Ten Take-Aways: Pompeii Virtual Tour, Mini-Unit & Classroom Resources
Supplement your study of Ancient Roman history with a virtual journey through Pompeii.This product will take your students on a guided tour of Ancient Pompeii. Included items are an 18 minute video reinforced with guided notes, word searches, vocabulary powerpoint and activities, pen-and-ink maps, and a crossword puzzle.The video presentation includes original photos and videos from Pompeii annotated with our top ten significant concepts. The trailer includes some highlights - baths, gladiator b
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6th - 9th
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Winter Solstice at SunWatch
Learn about the importance of the winter solstice for the Fort Ancient people who were living at SunWatch 800 years ago.This activity contains two worksheets covering the same information, but with different ways to learn the concepts.One worksheet has students drawing lines and one worksheet has students using a flashlight and a dowel rod for a more immersive shadow creating experience. *********************************************************************************************************Cust
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1st - 8th
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What is Archaeology?
I usually start my archaeology courses by examining the question ‘What is Archaeology’? Students invariably already have a fixed idea of what they are about to study. These ideas however, tend to differ from student to student. This resource helps students to come up with a working definition by combining ideas from the group.
This resource could be used with 9th – 12th Grade, Adult, Higher Education or as the question is a general one, it could be used with lower grades 5th - 8th.
It can be
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Early Humans Scavenger Hunt - Using The Smithsonian Institution
Both a following directions and a research project in one! First page gives step by step instructions on how to access the website, and what to do once there. The back provides a clear and easy to understand spreadsheet for students to record their research. Always a crowd-pleaser, and you can't go wrong with the Smithsonian!
If anyone using Common Core sees a match with their standards, please shoot me an e-mail, and I'll happily add them.
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Grades:
6th - 9th
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