Less than $5 7th Grade Archaeology Resources (by date, oldest first)

Help students understand how we learn history:

Students will read an informational text concerning the social sciences needed to study history. They will then complete activities which will lead to understanding of the differences between these disciplines.

Social Sciences covered: anthropologists, archaeologists, historians, political scientists, and sociologists.

Activities included: crossword puzzle, Venn diagram, situational maze (students are given a situation and determine which scientists covers it), and follow up questions.

Engaging activities help students understand the importance of these social scientists and their disciplines.

Aligns with Indiana Social Studies Standards: 6.H.2, 6.H.4.

What's included:

• Teacher instructions.
• Student instructions.
• Activity worksheets.
• Follow up questions.
• Answer Keys.

How is this product useful:

• Low prep for teachers.
• Engaging for students.
• Great introduction to the study of history.
• Follow up questions allow for deeper understanding and making connections.

Students will make inferences:

Students will take on the role of archaeologist and observe images of artifacts in order to make inferences. Students will reference artifacts when answering questions about the ancient culture represented by the artifacts.

Students will make connections between their prior knowledge and the artifacts. They will be asked about currency, art, sport, and culture.

What's included:

• Teacher instructions.
• Student instruction.
• Inference worksheets.
• Answer Key.

How is this product useful:

• Low prep for teacher.
• Engaging activity.
• Great inference practice.

Do you confuse archaeology and paleontology?

So many people do! This activity has students researching these two science disciplines and how they effect the study of history. Students will complete a Venn Diagram to show their understanding.

Links are included to help facilitate in student research. Students can research on their own or with a partner. Great activity to use when introducing the study of history.

Possible Answer Key and follow up questions included. Follow up questions increase rigor and helps students make connections.

What's included:

• Teacher instructions.
• Research site links.
• Venn diagram template with student instructions.
• Possible Answer Key.
• Follow up questions.

How is this product useful:

• Low prep for teachers.
• Great research practice.
• Leads to understanding of these similar but different disciplines.
• Follow up questions help students make connections.

Hands on activity makes archaeology real:

Students practice observation skills as they practice being archaeologists. In preparation, the teacher has colleagues fill bags with artifacts from their classrooms. Students then work together to use their observational skills as an archaeologist to determine where the artifacts belong.

My students loved this hands on experience while learning how to respect artifacts. My students were so excited to reach conclusions about whose classroom the artifacts came from and loved sharing their ideas with each other. There's great excitement from groups that reach the right conclusions.

What's included:

• Instructions.
• Editable notes to other teachers asking for participation.
• Explanation worksheet.
• Record/Data Sheet.

How is this resource useful:

• Great introduction to archaeology and pre-history.
• Easy prep.
• Great cooperative activity.