Archeology Traveling Trunk

Program Description
In this introduction to the Upper Delaware River Valley’s prehistoric archeological heritage, students will be involved in a project which will use a simulated archeological site by recording, analyzing, classifying and interpreting evidence of a past culture.

Theme
The Upper Delaware River Valley reveals prehistoric archeological heritage.

Instructional Objectives
• Recognize that archeologists study how past cultures met basic needs by analyzing and interpreting the artifacts and cultural features (sites) that those cultures left behind
• Differentiate between observation and inference through a problem solving approach
• Demonstrate their knowledge by analyzing and archeological site by the artifacts and features, and creating their own observation-inference statements.

Curriculum-based Program? Yes
Subject:History/Social Sciences 
Ties to Curriculum
PA History/Social Sciences : 8.2.3B, 8.3.6B, 8.2.3C, 8.2.6C, 8.3.3B, 8.3.6B
NJ History/Social Sciences: 6.4.B1

Seasons offered: year-round  
Type of Program: traveling trunk  
Program is held: in the school
Target Audience: Grades K-4  Grades 5-8  
Program Cost: free
Program Length: 1 Hour
Days of week offered: schooldays
Accessible to people with disabilities? Yes
Group size: Other
Chaperone/student ratio: None
Who leads the group? self-guided
Where does program meet? in the school
Reservations required? Yes

To find out more about the archeolology traveling trunk, or to reserve a trunk, please contact the Division of Interpretation, Education & Partnerships at (570) 426-2429 (E-mail)

Additional information on this website
Archeological Collections in the History & Culture section of this website