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National Museum of Natural History: Random Strategies in Archeology HandoutNational Museum of Natural History: Random Strategies in Archeology Handout
Publisher
Smithsonian Institution
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6th - 8th
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Social Studies & History
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Handouts & References
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Lexile Measures
870L
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National Museum of Natural History: Random Strategies in Archeology

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Students participate in a three-part archeological interpretation activity. First, they learn the principles of archaeology and the importance of material culture, and then they question ideas and interpret artifact evidence. Finally, students judge others' archeological interpretations.

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archaeology

Additional Tags

archaeologist, archeologist, archeology, historic memento, historical interpretation, material remains, smithsonian, smithsonian institute, artifact

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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