||Archaeology can enliven a classroom lesson in almost any subject,
from Art to Zoology. We encourage you to try some of these archaeology
lessons with your students and to let us know how they work for
Society for American Archaeology
Archaeology: A Sampler for Grades 3-12. Background information,
four sample lessons from the SAA Public Education
and Public Education Newsletter: Lesson plans and lesson ideas
in the Newsletter’s Education Station.
of the Past: A Teacher’s Activity
Guide for Fourth through Seventh Grades.
Twenty-eight classroom tested lessons that use archaeology to
teach science, math, history, social studies, art, language
higher level thinking skills such as problem solving, synthesis,
National Park Service
Historic Places: On-line lesson plans that use historic sites listed
in the National Register of
Places to explore
American history. For middle and high school history,
social studies, and geography. Lessons can be adapted from
high school. Each lesson includes maps, readings and photographs.
At Work: A Teacher's Guide To Classroom Archaeology uses historic artifacts in classroom activities
offers historic archaeology case studies, includes a glossary,
lists. Print only. Order from the Alexandria Archaeology
Doing Archaeology in the Classroom: A Sandbox Dig
In addition to instructions for constructing and excavating
a sandbox dig, these lessons stress the importance of site
ethics, analysis, and interpretation in archaeology.
Institution, Department of Anthropology Outreach
in the Classroom: Comparative Garbage Exercise (grades 4 – 12) & Sandbox
Activity: Creating and Digging An Archaeological Site (K-8)
Strategies in Archaeology
Dating in Archaeology
Institution, Office of Education
the Past:The Work of Archaeologists, grades 3-8.
From Objects and Stories: Learning about the Bering Sea Eskimo
People. Grades 3-8, includes three lesson plans
Archaeological Institute of America
from Three Continents: Ancient Mediterranean Trade in Modern Archaeology. Teaching plans
and resources developed
participating in an Archaeological Institute of America
Archaeology Channel – Teacher Resources
website includes links
to many other websites that feature archaeology lesson plans
including Discovery Channel, National Geographic
the New York Times, PBS, Houghton Mifflin, and many more.
the archaeology magazine for kids
Teacher’s Guides for
archaeology theme issues of the magazine dig! are available from