Grades 3-5
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Tools of the Trade
How do you find a place that's been lost for more than 300 years? Take up this challenge, and learn what it took for archaeologists to locate a lost mission on a 14,000-acre island near Georgia.
Article
Up Close With a Zapotec Urn
It's not easy being an artifact! There's restoration work, touring schedules, and all those people to educate. Uncover a civilization that flourished long before the Aztecs in this urn-est interview.
Activity
Inca Investigation
It's your turn to do archaeology! As you investigate what daily life was like in the Inca empire, you have the chance to collect Inca chronicles. Do you have what it takes to collect all six?
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If Trash Could Talk
One person's trash is another person's clue. It's amazing how much you can learn about people just by examining what they throw out. Grab a thick pair of rubber gloves, and dig in!
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Create Your Own Time Capsule
In the future, if archaeologists were to dig up artifacts from your life, what would they find? What would these objects tell them about how you lived? Build your own time capsule, and send a tailored message to future generations.
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Map Your World
Have you ever gotten lost in a new place? Chances are you used a map to find your way. Archaeologists use maps to find their way around an excavation site—but first they have to draw them.
Meet the Ologist
Meet the Biodiversity OLogists
If protecting the world's animals and plants is one of your goals, then you need to meet these OLogists. Find out where Ismael, Keally, Marco, and Eleanor have followed their curiosity.
Meet the Ologist
Meet the Marine BiOLogists
Dive into marine biology with Gabriela, Gwyneth, Luke, and Melanie. You'll travel from the west coast of Africa to the north coast of Ireland, meeting sea birds, seals, and lots of fish.
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What Do You Know About Earth?
How well grounded is your knowledge of our planet? Test your Earth science knowledge with this interactive quiz. Then, examine your faults—and the rights answers.
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Meet the Earth OLogists
Do you dig the Earth? If so, you'll want to meet Arjun, Diana, Ruthmabel, and Ed. From volcanoes to deep sea vents, find out where these OLogists' interests have taken them.
