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Piecing It All Together
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: Humanities, Science, Professional Development, History-Social ScienceIn this OLogy activity, kids learn why pottery is such a common and useful find during archaeological digs and then create their...Contributor: American Museum of Natural History (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Make an Archaeologist's Field Journal
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: Humanities, History-Social ScienceThis OLogy activity introduces kids to the investigative nature of archaeology and the breadth of information archaeologists rec...Contributor: American Museum of Natural History (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0What Do You Know About Marine Biology?
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Science, Life SciencesThis OLogy activity tests kids' knowledge about tides, bioluminescence, and more with an interactive quiz. The 10-question multi...Contributor: American Museum of Natural History (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0What Do You Know About Archaeology?
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: Humanities, History-Social ScienceThis OLogy activity tests kids' knowledge about excavation strategies, the tools archaeologists use, and more with an interactiv...Contributor: American Museum of Natural History (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0The Ancient City of Petra
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: Humanities, History-Social ScienceThis fun Web article is part of OLogy, where kids can collect virtual trading cards and create projects with them. Here, they le...Contributor: American Museum of Natural History (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Archaeology Books for Kids
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: Humanities, History-Social ScienceThis OLogy reference list has six kid-friendly books on archaeology. A short description is given for each title, along with aut...Contributor: American Museum of Natural History (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Make Your Own Sifting Screen
Grades: TK/K to 9Subjects: Humanities, Science, Professional Development, History-Social ScienceThis activity is designed to supplement a study of archaeology. Student create simple sifting screens using a cardboard box and ...Contributor: American Museum of Natural History (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Make a Scale Drawing
Grades: TK/K to 9Subjects: Science, Engineering & Design, Professional Development, History-Social ScienceThis activity is designed to supplement a study of archaeology. The activity begins with an overview that explains how archaeolo...Contributor: American Museum of Natural History (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0How Does Where You Live Shape How You Live?
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Earth's Resources, Professional Development, Ecology & Ecosystems, Humanities and 4 additional..In this activity, students explore how environment shapes the choices a society makes.The activity begins with the statement tha...Contributor: American Museum of Natural History (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Shoebox Archaeology
Grades: TK/K to 9Subjects: Humanities, Science, Professional Development, History-Social ScienceIn this classroom activity, students explore how archaeologists assemble and decipher clues to a family's background. Each stude...Contributor: American Museum of Natural History (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0To Rot or Not to Rot
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Humanities, Science, Professional Development, History-Social ScienceIn this classroom activity, students learn about the scientific method and how environment affects the preservation of organic m...Contributor: American Museum of Natural History (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Where Did You Find It?
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Humanities, Science, Professional Development, History-Social ScienceIn this classroom activity, students explore how an artifact's use can be identified by the objects with which it is found.The a...Contributor: American Museum of Natural History (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Exploring Density
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Earth & Space Science, Earth's Resources, Professional DevelopmentThis activity, a supplement to the Hall of Meteorites Educator's Guide, introduces students to the concept of differentiation: d...Contributor: American Museum of Natural History (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0What If There Were a Planet Between Mars and Jupiter?
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Earth & Space Science, Professional DevelopmentThis activity, a supplement to the Hall of Meteorites Educator's Guide, investigates the transition point between the rocky plan...Contributor: American Museum of Natural History (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Newton's Laws of Motion and Gravity Applied to Meteorites
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Physics, Earth & Space Science, Professional DevelopmentNewton's laws changed our understanding of the universe. A supplement to the Hall of Meteorites Educator's Guide, this activity ...Contributor: American Museum of Natural History (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Launching and Recovering Meteorites
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Earth & Space Science, Earth's Resources, Professional DevelopmentMeteorites are hard to find, and their location is affected by their size, speed, and angle of descent. This activity, a supplem...Contributor: American Museum of Natural History (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0The Abundance of Elements in the Sun
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Chemistry, Earth & Space Science, Professional DevelopmentScientists can't measure the composition of the universe as a whole. But they can tackle the puzzle piece by piece, by studying ...Contributor: American Museum of Natural History (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Hall of Meteorites Book List
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Earth & Space Science, Earth's Resources, Professional DevelopmentThis Hall of Meteorites reference list has more than 20 books for students of all ages and adults. A short description is given ...Contributor: American Museum of Natural History (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Hall of Meteorites Web List
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Earth & Space Science, Earth's Resources, Professional DevelopmentThis reference list contains nine Web sites with resources that complement the museum's Arthur Ross Hall of Meteorites exhibit. ...Contributor: American Museum of Natural History (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Hall of Meteorites Educator's Guide
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Earth & Space Science, Earth's Resources, Professional DevelopmentThis Educator's Guide to the Hall of Meteorites exhibition includes a look at the exhibition and suggestions on how to maximize ...Contributor: American Museum of Natural History (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0