senior high school lesson plan in archeology topic

By: JMA Salvilla

What does the pictures tell?

Guide Questions: (Write on the board your answers).Group 1-4

1.What do think our topic is all about?

_________________________1.What do you think the type of society does the picture in the left tell? How the about the picture on the right?

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Describe the structures. (Write your answers on the spaces below)

What do you think is the use of these structures during prehistoric times?

What does these structures say about the people who lived during this time?

Basic Concepts

Fossils-Studied by Paleoanthropologists.– Preserved remains of creatures from the past.– They form when an organism dies, is buried, and over long

periods of time the organic part decays and is replaced by minerals.

• i.e. bones form stone.– Fossil localities are where fossils are found.

Archaeological sites-Studied by Archaeologists.– Places of past human activity.

• large settlements with ceremonial centers.• small hunting camps.

Terms

Based on the pictures presented, construct a chart on:1. Early Stone Age, and 2. Neolithic Agein terms of food sources, dwelling, and daily life.

2. Present ideas on Early Stone Age (Group 1 ) and Neolithic Age (Group 2) in a Tableau.

Early Stone Age Neolithic Age

Group Presentation

Criteria: 1. Logical Oral Presentation: 4 Points2. Creativity of the Tableau: 4 Points3. Group discipline: 2 PointsTotal: 10 Points

Quiz

Identification: (5 Points) _______1. Objects made or modified by humans _______2. Things found at archaeological sites, such as, shells, plant remains. _______3. Non movable artifacts such as hearths, pits or house floors _______4. Another name for Agricultural revolution _______5. Study of ancient cultures

Paleontologist

Studies the past by examining fossils to discover and reconstruct the past

Geologist

Studies the past by examining rocks and minerals to identify climate and other natural patterns of the past

Why are they important?

What do you think???????????

Here are a few ideas

1) Helps us understand who we are today, by knowing where we come from.

2) Insights to how the ancient cultures worked and functioned, so we may apply this information to ourselves.

3) Because it is fun to learn about.