Lesson Overview
Students will examine the principle of stratigraphy by building an edible archaeological site.
Duration
Less than 1 hour
Lesson Type
Traditional Lesson
Essential Question
How can the layers of an edible archaeological site help us determine the order in which events happened in the past?
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Other Instructional Materials or Notes:
4, 5, 6, 8
- 3 slices of bread (alternative: angel food cake)
- 3 tablespoons of jelly or jam
- 2 tablespoons peanut butter (alternative: cake frosting)
- Raisins
- Chocolate chips
- Chocolate sprinkles
- Broken candy pieces (M&Ms are suggested)
- Oreos
- Frosted Flakes
- Rice Krispies Bars
- Gummy worms
- Pretzel sticks
- 2 paper plates
- Plastic knife
- Plastic spoon
- Large clear straw
- Napkins
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Log In to View LessonStandards
- Earth Science: Earth’s History and Diversity of Life
- 4.1.CO Compare the interactions among cultural groups as a result of European colonization.
- 6.3.CO Compare European motivations for exploration and settlement.
- This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into European motivations for exploration and settlement as a result of the closing of the Silk Road. This indicator was also written to foster inquiry into the development of the Atlantic World, and the resulting economic, political, and social transformations in European, American, and African societies.
- 8.1.CO Compare the three British North American colonial regions economically, politically, socially, and in regard to labor development.
- This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into how the three British colonial regions developed in terms of their culture, economies, geography, and labor. The indicator was also developed to encourage inquiry into the unique story of the development of South Carolina.
- 5-ESS3-1. Evaluate potential solutions to problems that individual communities face in protecting the Earths resources and environment.
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Log In to View LessonLesson Created By: MegGaillard
Lesson Partners: South Carolina Department of Natural Resources