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Curated OER

Dig It Up

For Teachers K - 6th
Pupils participate in an archaeological excavation to determine how archeologists make inferences about various cultures. They reconstruct the site using layers of drawings. They discuss the kinds of information they learned.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Carving Stone with Copper

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explain the properties of copper as a material for making tools and explain the properties of different chisel points. They gain practice taking notes on qualitative and quantitative data.
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Curated OER

Radiocarbon Dating

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students play the dating game by going to the website given by the teacher. They also are presented with the powerpoint, done the m&m simulation, and determine the age of the mummified seal and man.
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Bbc: Week of 11 18 13: Sardinia Hit by Deadly Cyclone Cleopatra and Floods

For Students 9th - 10th
Residents of the normally idyllic Italian island of Sardinia were recently subjected to severe cyclone damage and flooding. Find out why Prime Minister Enrico Letta has declared this a national tragedy.

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