I did a project where I gave students those cheap flower pots and had
them decorate them with markers.  Once complete, we put the pot in a
bag and smashed it into pieces.  Students were given a paper plate and
a bottle of glue and told to put their pot back together.  It was a
great exercise for them.

We also took show boxes and placed an item inside and then taped the
box shut.  The students had to use their powers of observation
to "guess" what might be in the box.

It was very successful and the kids learned alot about the skills,
processes and sometimes frustrations in trying to "piece together" the
past.

Christina
Christina M. Myatt
Theatrical Programming Coordinator
Putnam Museum
1717 West 12th Street
Davenport IA 52804
563.324.1054 ext. 207 (phone)
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-----Original Message-----
From: James Schulte <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2003 17:41:51 -0400
Subject: Re: archaeology

> This doesn't have to do directly with archeology but making fossils
> using plaster  of paris has been a fun project at our site.
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Annmarie Zan
>   To: [log in to unmask]
>   Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 11:03 PM
>   Subject: archaeology
>
>
>   I'm doing a family program on archaeology for Sept. (Archaeology
> month) We will have about 35 people mostly age 5-12. I'll do a
> sandbox dig but I'm looking for some type of craft/project that they
> could take home too. Also material on archaeology for this young a
> crowd any ideas? I do have some money I can spend on this event so
> hands on manipulative ideas would be good. Thank you
>   Annmarie Zan
>   Interpretive Specialist
>   Isle a la Cache Museum
>   Romeoville, IL
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