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Piecing It All Together

Piecing It All Together

Learners create their own piece of history by decorating, shattering, and piecing together a flowerpot "artifact". Use this activity to introduce learners to archaeology and how archaeologists use fragments of pottery to "piece together" an understanding of history. This activity has several suggestions for extensions - exchanging broken pots with other students, mixing pieces from multiple pots, and removing some pieces before attempting...

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Keywords:
Social Sciences, History/Policy/Law, Flowerpot, Structure and Properties of Matter, NSDL, Biological Science, Physics, Artifacts, Archeology, Puzzle, Conducting Investigations, History of Life, Simulation, Chemistry, Asking Questions, Materials Science, Life Science, Physical Science, Geoscience, Natural History, Anthropology, History, Science as a Career, Ruins, Engineering, General Science, Technology, Archaeologists, Pottery, Education
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Material Type:
Simulation
Date Added to MERLOT:
July 27, 2016
Date Modified in MERLOT:
March 13, 2020
Author:
Submitter:
Barbra Bied Sperling
Hispanic Serving Institution
Primary Audience:
Grade School, Middle School
Technical Format:
Website
Mobile Compatibility:
Not specified at this time
Language:
English
Cost Involved:
No
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No
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No
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No

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