Dinosaur Lesson Plans

Archaeology Lesson Plans

1. A Matter of Life and Death- In this lesson, students research burial tombs of ancient Egypt. Acting as pharaohs of Egypt, students create burial plans to illustrate what items they would include in their own tombs and why. Then, other students act as archaeologists by analyzing these plans.
2. "Archaeology Dig"- Generally children do not have knowledge of or understand the methods of collecting information about prehistoric peoples. A question most often asked is, "If there was no writing, how do you know what they were like?"
3. Be That As It Maya- In this lesson, students create brochures and postcards that might have been created by and for travelers to ancient Mayan cities.
4. Big Dig Archaeology- "As a huge public works project unfolds in Boston, archaeologists uncover evidence of earlier Native American habitats."
5. Digging Into the Past- In this lesson, students participate in an excavation simulation. Then, students learn about the ruins of Sardis and determine what clues scientists would use to determine if artifacts found in the excavation are of Persian, Greek, Roman, Byzantine, or Lydian origin.

1. GroundStone.Com- Ground stone artifacts: pictures, links, articles, calendar of events and symposia. Content submissions solicited.
2. Mesoamerican Glyphs- Compare/contrast hieroglyphs and glyphs.
3. Mummification- This lesson provides students with the opportunity to develop their process skills by engaging in a mummfication process and methodlogically documenting the process.
4. PAST Foundation- Kids, teachers, and archaeology make for a great learning combination. We link k-12 kids with local archaeologists to bring archaeology into schools and communities around the globe. We promote new field projects and link them back into the schools while facilitating new discoveries.
5. Prehistoric Archaeology of the Aegean: Dartmouth College- 29 lessons on a unique subject.
6. Pyramid- Students answer: What is unique about the pyramids of Egypt? What was the life of an ancient Egyptian was like? Why cultures build monuments?
7. Shoe Box Archaeology- 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.
8. The Origins of Man- In this lesson, students learn about new technologies being used to update what is known about human evolution and migration. Students then compare the new theories to the traditional knowledge.
9. Vikings in Vinland- In this lesson, students explore archaeological evidence of Viking settlement in North America 500 years before the voyages of Columbus. Students synthesize information presented in the featured article by creating geographic maps that illustrate Viking explorations of North America.