Archaeology can enliven a classroom lesson in almost any subject, from art to zoology. We encourage you to visit these sources for additional archaeology education resources.
Archaeological Institute of America
Lesson plans and projects that focus on ancient material culture and stress archaeological approaches and ways of thinking. Culture specific projects include Classical, Near East, Roman, and Medieval periods.
Archaeology Education Clearinghouse
The
Archaeology Education Clearinghouse is a combined effort of the
Archaeological Institute of America, the Society for American
Archaeology and the Society for Historical Archaeology. It is dedicated
to promoting the use of archaeology in classrooms
and interpretive settings.
Archaeology In the Community
A
not-for-profit organization that “promotes and facilitates the study
and public understanding of archaeological heritage” with informal
educational programs, hands-on learning, professional development, and
community events.
Into the Field: Archaeology
A
collection from PBS Learning Media with archaeology-focused materials
and lesson plans for classroom or home use. The collection includes 1
video, 5 documents, and 5 lesson plans
for Grades PreK-13+.
Social Studies Resources
Teaching resources from the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, including articles, lessons, activities, posters, worksheets, and videos.
Project Archaeology
This joint program of Montana State University and the Bureau of Land
Management offers workshops and educational resources. Project
Archaeology workshops are conducted by facilitators who provide training
and mentoring to local educators who wish to incorporate archaeology
into their classroom teaching. Workshop participants receive the Project
Archaeology activity guides, designed for Grades 4-7, or one of their
curriculum guides (Grades 3-5). Online courses are also offered.
Teaching With Historic Places
Teaching
With Historic Places from the National Park Service includes online
lesson plans that use historic sites listed in the National Register of
Historic Places to explore American history. Lesson plans can be adapted
both for older and younger grades and link to the national curriculum
standards for history for Grades 5-12, and Social Studies standards
for middle school. Each lesson includes maps, readings, and photographs.
The Heritage Education Network
The
Heritage Education Network (THEN) is an alliance of archaeologists,
anthropologists, historians, educators, architects, folklorists, museum
specialists, interpreters,
art historians and others. THEN provides an annotated bibliography of
heritage education resources, currently with more than 500 listings.