Activities
Here you will find links to activities from various archaeological based resources. These activities are taken directly from their source and their intended purpose is to be used in the classroom.
Organization: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Description: In class activity interpreting and writing Maya hieroglyphs and pictographs.
Age group or class level: Grades 4-7
Organization: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Description: Introduction lessons on archaeology and the importance of material culture, as well as a list of field trips and lecturers in the Washington DC area.
Age group or class level: grades 4-7
Organization: State University at Binghampton Community Archaeology Program
Description: An outdoor activity whose goal is to show students the process archaeologists use when retrieving artifacts and identifying features.
Age group or class level: Grades 5-8
Organization: University of Pennsylvania: Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Description: A 40-page workbook with activities and descriptions about the Silk Road.
Age group or class level: Teachers/Educators
Organization: University of Pennsylvania: Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Description: An 11-page workbook with activities and descriptions about the Silk Road.
Age group or class level: Grades 9-12
Secrets of the Silk Road [PDF]