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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lost Roman Treasure

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students simulate what it would be like to be archeologists. They evaluate a quadrant area of a lost Roman treasure map. They generate their findings on the map into specific categorizes.
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Website
Other

Geo Model: Ground Penetrating Radar

For Students 6th - 8th
GPR can detect underground features such as abandoned mines or hazardous waste tanks. This is a commercial site for a company that uses this technology, but it offers pictures and information on what's possible.
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Article
University of Wisconsin

The Why Files: Got a Jones for Indiana Jones?

For Students 9th - 10th
Archeologists use radar, magnetic, electrical sensors to see through the ground, find where to dig, sonar, ground-penetrating radar.