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Teaching Archaeology in Schools
Thank you for taking the time to incorporate archaeology into your classroom. This resource is meant as a guide to be used and modified to suit your styles and needs. Your professional feedback is welcomed. We look forward to hearing from you!
Here is an example of students learning about archaeology first hand. St. Maria Goretti and St. Mary's Community Schools in Saskatoon, SK put together a presentation of their students attending the SAS field school at South Branch House. Click here to view the presenation!!
This resource, developed by the Saskatchewan Archaeological Society (SAS), is to be used by educators and students to learn about archaeology and how it can be applied as teaching material for classroom studies. The SAS hopes that this will be a useful tool for teachers, allowing them to easily incorporate archaeological topics and activities into their classroom. This program is specifically designed for Saskatchewan students in grades four to nine, but could easily be adapted for all levels and methods of learning.
How to Use This Resource:
This resource is divided into three sections that can be accessed independently or in combination. Educational Outcomes, A Teaching Guide to Saskatchewan Archaeology, and Activities.
Section 1: Incorporating Archaeology into Lesson Plans: Educational Outcomes from the Saskatchewan Curriculum - Grades 4 through 9
Using the Saskatchewan Evergreen Curriculum, this section identifies all subjects, grades four through nine, that can be linked to archaeological teachings. The subjects include Arts Education, English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science and Social Science. These have been divided by grade and then applicable subjects within each grade. The left-hand column is a direct excerpt from the Saskatchewan Evergreen Curriculum. The right-hand column is the link to archaeology. Below each subject is a list of activities and resources for educators to access. These activities and resources can be found oulined below in Section 3.
Educational Outcomes Grades 4 through 9(entire document)
Grade Four
Grade Five
Grade Six
Grade Seven
Grade Eight
Grade Nine
Section 2: A Teaching Guide to Saskatchewan Archaeology (companion document to Educational Outcomes in Section 1)
This section introduces the teachers to archaeology, how teachers can incorporate archaeology into their lesson plans, how archaeology functions as a discipline and outlines the archaeological history of Saskatchewan. This section also examines 12 Saskatchewan landscapes and the culture history of each which directly links to the SAPA's (Saskatchewan Association of Professional Archaeologists) Map of Saskatchewan Archaeology. The SAPA Map contains information about where archaeological sites are located in Saskatchewan, highlights significant sites and museums in the province and outlines the cultural history of Saskatchewan. A copy of this map was delivered to every school in Saskatchewan in 2008. Copies of the map can be obtained directly from the Saskatchewan Archaeological Society.
Teaching Guide to Saskatchewan Archaeology (entire document)
Chapter 1: Archaeology in the Classroom
Chapter 2: How Archaeology in Saskatchewan is Done
Chapter 3: Saskatchewan History and Cultural Chronology
Chapter 4: Saskatchewan Landscapes
The Athabasca Region (#1 green diamond on map)
The Churchill River – Reindeer Lake Basins (#2 green diamond on map)
The Mostoos and Grizzly Bear Hills (#3 green diamond on map)
The Forks – Nipawin Area (#4 green diamond on map)
The Saskatoon Area (#5 green diamond on map)
The Quill Lakes (#6 green diamond on map)
The Neutral and Senlac Hills (#7 green diamond on map)
The Qu'Appelle Valley (#8 green diamond on map)
The Cypress Hills and Frenchman River Valley (#9 green diamond on map)
The Moose Mountain Uplands (#10 green diamond on map)
The Big Muddy Badlands (#11 green diamond on map)
The Souris River Valley (#12 green diamond on map)
Chapter 5: Questions Linking Map of Saskatchewan Archaeology to the classroom.
Chapter 6: Activities (click here to see all activites. For an itemized list see Section 3.)
Appendix A: Guidelines to Visiting Archaeological Sites
Appendix B: Additional SAS Resources
Appendix C: Other References for Teachers
Appendix D: Glossary of Archaeological Terms
Section 3: Activities
These activities are for teachers to use and get ideas from for creating their own activities. All of the activities outline the objectives, materials needed, specific vocabulary, and any relevant background information. The procedure includes step-by-step instruction on how to carry out the activity. All Black Line Master (BLM) sheets required for the activities are included below for your convenience. Some activities have different versions suited for younger and older students.
Activity A: Stratigraphy: The Levels of a Site
BLM01: Stratigraphy Diagram
BLM02: Artefact Sheets
Activity B: Rock Art
Activity C: Trading Activity
BLM03: Trading Activity Items
BLM04: Trading Activity Checklists
Activity D: Pottery Making
Activity E: Ceramic Challenge
Activity F: Learning About Language
BLM05: What Do You Mean? Language Activity
Activity G: In an Archaeology Lab
BLM06: Laboratory Record Form
Activity H: Can You Think Like an Archaeologist?
BLM07: Store Receipts
BLM08: Receipt Analyzing Form
Activity I: Mapping an Archaeological Site
BLM09: Homestead Site Artefact Scatter
BLM10: Homestead Site Artefact Record
BLM11: Artefact Record Form
BLM12: Avocational Archaeologist Permit Report
BLM09ALTERNATE: Evergreen Site Artefact Scatter
BLM10ALTERNATE: Evergreen Site Artefact Record
Activity J: What Are These Tools Used For?
BLM13: Artefact Tools
BLM14: Tool Functions
Activity K: Music History (Seriation)
BLM15: Music Chronology
Activity L: The Life of an Artefact - A Story
Other Activities:
Word Searches:
WS01-How Are Sites Found?
WS02-Saskatchewan Artefacts and Features
WS03-Types of Sites
WS04-Famous Sites
WS05-An Archaeologist's Tool Kit
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