Don't Eat the Cookie! Inquiry Archaeology Lab

This lesson is a great hands on introduction to archaeology, and can be integrated into a variety of different Social Studies and Science units. Teach your students to think like an archaeologist by participating in  sketching dig sites, and artifacts, excavating artifacts, evaluating the effects of excavation on a dig site, and the effectiveness of tools used in the excavation. 

What’s included in this resource: 

• Teacher lesson plan
• Related vocabulary and definitions
• Interactive lab worksheet
• Lab assessment

Objectives: 

• We can think like archaeologists, and use a variety to techniques to experience an archaeological excavation. 
• We can explore challenges associated with archaeology. 
• We can record observations of an archaeological dig site. 
• We can think critically about archaeology. 

Supplies Needed: 

• Chocolate Chip or rainbow Chip Cookies (I recommend Chips Ahoy! Crunchy Candy Blast cookies. These are nut free, and have a variety of different colored chips for the students to “dig” out.) You will need enough for 2 cookies per child. 
• Toothpicks enough for 2 for each child. 
• 1 paper towel/napkin or paper plate for each child.
• Printed copies of the interactive lab and the lab assessment (pages 5-6). These can be printed double sided.