Lesson Plans and Activities
Archaeology in the Community can provide resources to help educators bring archaeology into the classroom. To request a professional archaeologist-led workshop for your students, please see our customized learning programs and contact us with your needs. If your students have questions about archaeology, you can also take part in our Message to an Archaeologist program.
Place-Based Curricula
Greenwood (Oklahoma)
Grades 11-12
Alignments: C3 Framework and Common Core
Themes: US history, archaeology, primary and secondary source analysis (texts, maps, photos, oral histories), resilience, remembrance, and restorative justice
Format: PDF [13.2 MB]
Visit Mapping Greenwood to download the Greenwood curriculum.
Kalorama Park (Washington, DC)
Grades 11-12
Alignments: C3 Framework and Common Core
Themes: US history, archaeology, primary and secondary source analysis (texts, maps, photos, oral histories), resilience, remembrance, and restorative justice
Format: PDF [14.0 MB]
Ancient Nubia (Egypt and Sudan)
Grades: 6-10
Alignments: Common Core
Themes: world history, archaeology, geography, economics, civics, cultural identity and expression, Kerman Period, Napatan Period, Meroitic Period
Format: PDF [53.0 MB] and two-part video
Math in Archaeology
Material Distribution
Grades: 9-12
Alignments: Common Core
Themes: archaeology, US history, Maryland history, mathematics, graphing
Format: PDF [1.18 MB] and presentation slides
Bison Bones and MAUs
Grade: 7
Alignments: Common Core
Themes: archaeology, US history, Folsom People, mathematics
Format: PDF [519 KB] and presentation slides