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Hands-On Archaeology: Real-Life Activities for Kids
Written by renowned archaeologist John White, Ph.D., this book shows any teacher or parent how to help kids become young archaeologists. Imagine the thrill students will experience as they discover artifacts from the past. There isn't a single student who won't love the activities in this book!
From creating simulated archaeology, to participating in digs in the classroom, to conducting digs in the community, this book is a how-to for teaching archaeology. Of equal importance is that while learning the discipline of archaeology, students will be acquiring skills in math, biology, geology, art, geography, history, and language skills, as well as motor, social, and conceptual skills.
Hands-On Archaeology shows teachers everything they will need to help students conduct real-life archaeological digs. Packed with activities, this book first offers small-scale activities that easily can be conducted in the classroom using everyday materials. Then, the author takes kids out of the school to an empty lot in the community. Students will not just learn about archaeology―they will be archaeologists!
From creating simulated archaeology, to participating in digs in the classroom, to conducting digs in the community, this book is a how-to for teaching archaeology. Of equal importance is that while learning the discipline of archaeology, students will be acquiring skills in math, biology, geology, art, geography, history, and language skills, as well as motor, social, and conceptual skills.
Hands-On Archaeology shows teachers everything they will need to help students conduct real-life archaeological digs. Packed with activities, this book first offers small-scale activities that easily can be conducted in the classroom using everyday materials. Then, the author takes kids out of the school to an empty lot in the community. Students will not just learn about archaeology―they will be archaeologists!
- GenresArchaeology
194 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 1998
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John R. White
19 books3 followersLibrarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name. This profile may contain books from multiple authors of this name.
Other authors publishing under this name are:
John R. White = Colonel John Roberts White (a member of the Philippine Constabulary)
John R. White, Steampunk
Other authors publishing under this name are:
John R. White = Colonel John Roberts White (a member of the Philippine Constabulary)
John R. White, Steampunk
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June 24, 2019
This book really is set up to be as 'grab & go' as possible for a teacher, which is fantastic! It covers everything from finding an appropriate site (abandoned lots work great.) all the way through to sharing your finds as a museum type display. A total of 43 activities really enables children to get a good idea what archaeology is. The wealth of knowledge covered cross curriculum makes this a book that any teacher should be excited to utilize. Some activities would need to be adjusted in order to fulfill a single family home school unit, however, it would make a perfect unit study for a home school group.
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