Digging+Mammoths+3rd-5th+Grades

 9 Lessons created to help students understand that archeology is a science, not just about digging. These lesson plans incorporate the areas of social studies, science, mathematics, and language arts.
 * Digging Into Our Past: **

 **Mammoth Info Fact Sheet:** Basic facts based on fossil records and knowledge of modern elephants. This fact sheet incorporates facts regarding geology, climate, habitat, physical traits, and comparing modern elephants to mammoths & mastodons.

**//[|Who Are You Calling a Woolly Mammoth? Study Guide and Discussion]//** **//Who Are You Calling a Woolly Mammoth// by Elizabeth Levy:**  Book Discussion and Study Guide based on the book //Who Are You Calling a Woolly Mammoth// by Elizabeth Levy. This study guide includes writing prompts, author insights, and actual hands-on activities for in the classroom.

[|The Rise and Fall of the Mammoth] **The Rise and Fall of the Mammoths:** Detailed lesson plans and questions to develop an understanding of the evolution of species in the context of the woolly mammoth. These questions and articles are geared towards students 5th grade and older.

**[|Methods of Collecting Data Activity]** **Archeology Dig Activities:** Activities that provide students with the experience of analyzing artifacts and relics and constructing a hypothetical scenario describing prehistoric culture.

**[|Archeology Books for Students]** <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">**Age Appropriate Books with Archeological Theme:** <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">List of books for all ages on topic.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">**[|Dig It! Discovering Archeology Teacher Resource Packet]** <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">**Archeology & Artifacts Packet:** <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> This //Dig It! Discovering Archeology// packet includes very detailed lesson plans and resources for teachers to incorporate in the 6th through 9th grade classrooms. Each page is standards based and is very comprehensive.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[|The Mammoth Mystery] A very exciting link to the Wisconsin Historical Society that is all about our Museum Director, Dan Joyce, and his involvement with the Schaefer Mammoth!