Janet Williams
Sharron Reed
Brandy McCoy
Greg Ulland
Todd Haygood
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| Teachers: Janet Williams Sharron Reed Brandy McCoy Greg Ulland Todd Haygood |
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| The Archeology experience for upper elementary students introduced participants to research processes and field methods for the study of ancient civilization. The workshop day emphasized curiosity, collaborative ventures, and concerted outcomes. Students took from the day ideas about societies "remnants," and how these reflect and can be read as the beliefs, values, and goals of peoples. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Participants were exposed to facts, concepts, principles, and generalizations about artifacts, culture, and excavation with ancient sites. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Young "excavators" brainstormed what might be found in secret chambers below the Sphinx. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| "Builders" explored ancient building methods in minature pyramids. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Field teams dug for artifacts, pottery shards, and ancient writing; then reassembled objects. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| The mysteries of picture writing were made clear with the finding of the Rosetta Stone in Napoleon's time; students paralleled that experience with the discovery of instant translation programs on the internet. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Objects were created to represent ideas important to young learners; these became the artifacts of the workshop. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||