Virtual Field Trips
Arizona Project Archaeology will offer an on-line self-paced Investigating Shelter Teacher Workshop starting February 1, 2022. This interactive online course will present each lesson featuring an enduring understanding, essential question, and assessment with teacher tools such as background information, materials list, word bank and interactive exercise. Workshop completion will generate completion certificate for professional development hours. Educators, pre-register HERE.
Also, Arizona Project Archaeology hosted a half day Investigating Shelter in-person workshop in conjunction with the Site Steward Program Annual Conference on October 30, 2021. Attendees actively participated in several lessons, won filed trip stipends and classroom activity kits, received a copy of the curriculum and a certificate of completion for continuing education credit. We had a great time!
Also, Arizona Project Archaeology hosted a half day Investigating Shelter in-person workshop in conjunction with the Site Steward Program Annual Conference on October 30, 2021. Attendees actively participated in several lessons, won filed trip stipends and classroom activity kits, received a copy of the curriculum and a certificate of completion for continuing education credit. We had a great time!
We are pleased to share with our audience that the Arizona Project Archaeology Investigating Shelter Video Project has been selected to receive a 2021 Governor’s Heritage Preservation Honor Award. On behalf of the State Historic Preservation Office and the Arizona Preservation Foundation, we are thankful for the contribution this project has made to the preservation of Arizona’s unique heritage!
Since 1982, the Arizona Preservation Foundation and State Historic Preservation Office have partnered to present the Governor’s Heritage Honor Preservation Awards. The awards recognize people, organizations, and projects that represent outstanding achievements in preserving Arizona’s prehistoric and historic resources.
Since 1982, the Arizona Preservation Foundation and State Historic Preservation Office have partnered to present the Governor’s Heritage Honor Preservation Awards. The awards recognize people, organizations, and projects that represent outstanding achievements in preserving Arizona’s prehistoric and historic resources.
Promoting an Enduring Understanding
Project Archaeology offers a fully developed 3-5th grade curriculum that uses archaeological inquiry to foster understanding of past and present cultures, improve social studies and science education and enhance citizenship education to help preserve our archaeological legacy. We envision archaeological education as a path to civic engagement and stewardship of cultural resources on public lands.
Ten reasons to choose Project Archaeology
1. Resources needed to teach these interdisciplinary units are included in the teachers’ manuals
2. High-interest reading material in science and social studies
3. Investigations based on real archaeological sites and authentic data
4. Students “meet” members of descendant communities through each investigation
5. Inquiry-based lessons are aligned with national standards
6. Active learning – with numerous opportunities for reading, writing, and discussing
7. Social studies, science, and math lessons are embedded within the curriculum
8. A variety of assessment tools are included
9. Online resources available
10. Culturally relevant curricula for underserved audiences
Project Archaeology offers a fully developed 3-5th grade curriculum that uses archaeological inquiry to foster understanding of past and present cultures, improve social studies and science education and enhance citizenship education to help preserve our archaeological legacy. We envision archaeological education as a path to civic engagement and stewardship of cultural resources on public lands.
Ten reasons to choose Project Archaeology
1. Resources needed to teach these interdisciplinary units are included in the teachers’ manuals
2. High-interest reading material in science and social studies
3. Investigations based on real archaeological sites and authentic data
4. Students “meet” members of descendant communities through each investigation
5. Inquiry-based lessons are aligned with national standards
6. Active learning – with numerous opportunities for reading, writing, and discussing
7. Social studies, science, and math lessons are embedded within the curriculum
8. A variety of assessment tools are included
9. Online resources available
10. Culturally relevant curricula for underserved audiences
Arizona Project Archaeology will be offering a self-paced Investigating Shelter Teacher Workshop this Fall. This interactive online course will present each lesson featuring an enduring understanding, essential question, and assessment with teacher tools such as background information, materials list, word bank and interactive exercise. Workshop completion will generate completion certificate for professional development hours. Educators, pre-register HERE.
Also, Arizona Project Archaeology will host a half day Investigating Shelter in-person workshop in conjunction with the Site Steward Program Annual Conference. This session will be held at the Pueblo Grande Museum Archaeological Park on October 30, 1 pm to 5 pm. Educators may register for this free half day workshop HERE. You will receive the Investigating Shelter curriculum (a $49.95 value) and have a chance to win lesson tools for your classroom!
Having a hard time taking a field trip to Arizona Parks to see archaeological sites? Working with Arizona Parks and Trails, Arizona Project Archaeology has put together nine virtual field trips to sites all over Arizona! In these short videos the classroom can visit Montezuma’s Castle, Riordan Mansion, V Bar V Ranch, Tuzigoot Monument and more! Each video features a Project Archaeology Investigating Shelter lesson. Visit the Arizona Project Archaeology YouTube channel HERE.
Arizona Project Archaeology, with its State and Tohono O’odham Nation partners, are creating an Arizona based curriculum for the Hohokam Pithouse. Students will put on their archaeologist hats and, using historical background information and an Archaeology Notebook with data sources and analytical tools, investigate a Hohokam Pithouse from historical, archaeological and cultural perspectives.
Would you like to try us out? The National Project Archaeology office has some free downloadable lessons here: https://projectarchaeology.org/2020/03/23/free-online-lessons/
We’re interested in hearing from you! What is the best way to get our workshop and news out to you? How can we help you use these lessons in your classroom? Please send us an email at azprojectarchaeology@gmail.com.
Also, Arizona Project Archaeology will host a half day Investigating Shelter in-person workshop in conjunction with the Site Steward Program Annual Conference. This session will be held at the Pueblo Grande Museum Archaeological Park on October 30, 1 pm to 5 pm. Educators may register for this free half day workshop HERE. You will receive the Investigating Shelter curriculum (a $49.95 value) and have a chance to win lesson tools for your classroom!
Having a hard time taking a field trip to Arizona Parks to see archaeological sites? Working with Arizona Parks and Trails, Arizona Project Archaeology has put together nine virtual field trips to sites all over Arizona! In these short videos the classroom can visit Montezuma’s Castle, Riordan Mansion, V Bar V Ranch, Tuzigoot Monument and more! Each video features a Project Archaeology Investigating Shelter lesson. Visit the Arizona Project Archaeology YouTube channel HERE.
Arizona Project Archaeology, with its State and Tohono O’odham Nation partners, are creating an Arizona based curriculum for the Hohokam Pithouse. Students will put on their archaeologist hats and, using historical background information and an Archaeology Notebook with data sources and analytical tools, investigate a Hohokam Pithouse from historical, archaeological and cultural perspectives.
Would you like to try us out? The National Project Archaeology office has some free downloadable lessons here: https://projectarchaeology.org/2020/03/23/free-online-lessons/
We’re interested in hearing from you! What is the best way to get our workshop and news out to you? How can we help you use these lessons in your classroom? Please send us an email at azprojectarchaeology@gmail.com.
The national site may be accessed to purchase materials, links to professional development, and common core standards: https://projectarchaeology.org/services/teachers/
Arizona Project Archaeology is non-partisan and impartial in regards to political, religious or ideological viewpoints.
The purpose of this website is to offer information and coordination about archaeology in Arizona. A dedicated group of people are working together to promote the education of this valuable area of research and study in our home state of Arizona. This project is being building with the goal of educating students in Arizona about the Archaeological sites and the learning that may be gleaned from participating. Additionally, providing resources for the educator who understands and believes in the value of this area of study will continue to be a focus as this venture grows.
The purpose of this website is to offer information and coordination about archaeology in Arizona. A dedicated group of people are working together to promote the education of this valuable area of research and study in our home state of Arizona. This project is being building with the goal of educating students in Arizona about the Archaeological sites and the learning that may be gleaned from participating. Additionally, providing resources for the educator who understands and believes in the value of this area of study will continue to be a focus as this venture grows.