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Lesson Plans and Activities

Archaeology in the Community can provide resources to help educators bring archaeology into the classroom. To request a professional archaeologist-led workshop for your students, please see our Archaeologist for a Day program and contact us with your needs. If your students have questions about archaeology, you can also take part in our Message to an Archaeologist program.

Archaeology in the Community Curricula

Greenwood (Oklahoma)
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Mapping Greenwood
Grades 11-12
Alignments: C3 Framework and Common Core
Themes: US history, archaeology, primary and secondary source analysis (texts, maps, photos, oral histories), ​resilience, remembrance, and restorative justice
Format: PDF
Kalorama Park (Washington, DC)
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Kalorama Park Curriculum
File Size: 14690 kb
File Type: pdf
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Grades: 3 and 5
Alignments: DCPS and Common Core
Themes: US history, archaeology, slavery, Underground Railroad, primary and secondary source analysis (texts, maps, photos)
Format: PDF [14.0 MB]
Ancient Nubia (Egypt and Sudan)
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Ancient Nubia Curriculum
File Size: 55636 kb
File Type: pdf
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Grades: 6-10
​Alignments: Common Core
Themes: world history, archaeology, geography, economics, civics, cultural identity and expression, Kerman Period, Napatan Period, Meroitic Period
Format: PDF [53.0 MB] and two-part video
Math in Archaeology
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Bison Bones and MAUs
File Size: 537 kb
File Type: pdf
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Grade: 7
​Alignments: Common Core
Themes: archaeology, US history, Folsom People, mathematics
Format: PDF [519 KB] and presentation slides
Material Distribution
File Size: 1246 kb
File Type: pdf
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Grades: 9-12
​Alignments: Common Core
Themes: archaeology, US history, mathematics, graphing
Format: PDF [1.18 MB] and presentation slides
Young Learners' Activities
Mending: English Delftware
File Size: 177 kb
File Type: pdf
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Mending: Willow Pattern
File Size: 308 kb
File Type: pdf
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Excavation Coloring Page
File Size: 394 kb
File Type: pdf
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Lab Find the Hidden Images
File Size: 392 kb
File Type: pdf
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Additional Resources

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Archaeology of Resilience: Life in the Great Dismal Swamp

Archaeology of Resilience Comic
Student and Teacher Guide
Alignments: Virginia Standards of Learning
Themes: history, archaeology, resilience, slavery, maroon communities
Format: PDF
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  • About Us
    • Mission
    • Staff
    • Board of Directors
    • In the Media
    • Contact Us
  • For Youth
    • Youth Programs
    • Message to an Archaeologist
    • Suggested Reading List
  • For Educators
    • Teacher LEARN Program
    • Lesson Plans and Activities
    • Featured Videos
  • For Communities
    • Upcoming Events
    • DC Day of Archaeology Festival
    • DC Archaeology Month
    • African American Historic Resources Project
    • Digging into Archaeology Blog
  • Professional Development
    • Workshops
    • Volunteering
    • Internships
  • Support
    • Donate
    • Sponsor
    • Partner
  • Shop