Unit 3- Story 1

1. Digging Up the Past Unit 3- Story 1 Digging up the past

2. Vocabulary Digging Up the Past

3. Artifact • Something draw on a piece of paper • A thing of the past • Something made by humans for a specific purpose; a relic • Something new and used Digging Up the Past

4. Digging Up the Past C) Something made by humans for a specific purpose; a relic

5. Excavate • To dig out of the earth; unearth • To bury beneath the earth • To sit beneath a tree • To not be here anymore Digging Up the Past

6. Digging Up the Past A) To dig out of the earth; unearth

7. Sift • To make a cake • To twist into a circle • To pass through a screen-type of sieve; filter • To move and change into another object Digging Up the Past

8. Digging Up the Past C) To pass through a screen-type of sieve; filter

9. Site • A place or location or scene • An arrangement in seating • To see or picture • To eat out Digging Up the Past

10. Digging Up the Past A) A place or location or scene

11. Archaeologist • A person, scientist, who studies dinosaurs • A person, scientist, who studies rocks • A person, scientist, who studies the lives and cultures of current societies • A person, scientist, who studies the lives and cultures of the past Digging Up the Past

12. Digging Up the Past D) A person, scientist, who studies the lives and cultures of the past

13. Comprehension Digging Up the Past

14. 1) What was Damian and Joe doing in the beginning of the story? • They were doing their homework. • They were digging around in Joe’s backyard. • They were making test pits to dig up Joe’s backyard. • They were lying around watching TV and eating White Cheddar Cheese Puffs. • All of the above Digging Up the Past

15. B) They were digging around in Joe’s backyard. Digging Up the Past

16. 2)What did Damien find that piqued, attracted, his mom’s interest? • He found an old, cobalt blue, perfume bottle stopper. • He found an old coin • He found an old book that was dated 1880. • He found several types of rocks. • All of the above Digging Up the Past

17. A) He found an old, cobalt blue, perfume bottle stopper. Digging Up the Past

18. 3) What does Mrs. Shea’s occupation, or job? • She is a sociologist who studies people and societies • She is a geologist and studies the earth and rocks • She is an archaeologist and studies about the past • She is a paleontologist and studies dinosaurs • All of the above Digging Up the Past

19. Digging Up the Past C) She is an archaeologist and studies about the past.

20. 4) What idea did Mrs. Shea have about what to do next? • They should go to the area and rope it off from others to go and dig it up • They should go to the area and dig it up and see if they can find other artifacts or objects • They should go to the Mayor’s office and ask for help. • They should sell the objects found on E-Bay • All of the above Digging Up the Past

21. B) They should go to the area and dig it up and see if they can find other artifacts or objects Digging Up the Past

22. 5) What do archaeologists have to follow? • A map • The rules • Each other • The yellow brick road • All of the above Digging Up the Past

23. B) The rules Digging Up the Past

24. 6)What is the 1st step in archaeology? • To save everything • To dig a test pit • To ask the right questions • To make a map • All of the above Digging Up the Past

25. C) To ask the right questions Digging Up the Past

26. 7) Why do scientists ask questions when doing investigations? • To be sure that you stay on task • To stay focused on your mission or investigation • To form a hypothesis or theory or idea, something every scientist must do • All of the above Digging Up the Past

27. D) All of the above Digging Up the Past

28. 8) Why did Mrs. Shea want Damian to behave like a scientist or like an archaeologist? • So she would be paid well • So Damian will behave and listen well • So he can excavate or dig appropriately • So he won’t get grounded • All of the above Digging Up the Past

29. B) So Damian will behave and listen well Digging Up the Past

30. 9) What was the question Damian asked? • “Why did Farmer Brown dump his garbage in the woods?” • “Did people live around the area where I found the perfume bottle and other objects?” • “How much is the perfume bottle worth? • “Will I find more artifacts in the woods? • All of the above Digging Up the Past

31. B) “Did people live around the area where I found the perfume bottle and other objects?” Digging Up the Past

32. 10)Where did Damian and Mrs. Shea go to research? • The town’s library • On the internet • The mayor’s office • The site • All of the above Digging Up the Past

33. A) The town’s library Digging Up the Past

34. 11)What was the name of the farmer who build on the land? • Mr. Brown • Joe’s dad • The mayor • Matthew Abbott • All of the above Digging Up the Past

35. D) Matthew Abbott Digging Up the Past

36. 12)What did Damian need in order to excavate? • Permission from the mayor and/or town council to excavate, dig, at the site, or park. • The tools to excavate or dig at the site of park. • Piles of dirt • Permission from the Abbott’s family • All of the above Digging Up the Past

37. A) Permission from the mayor and/or town council to excavate, dig, at the site, or park. Digging Up the Past

38. 13) What will they do with the dirt when they are finished with their excavation? • Leave it • Fill in the holes and try to leave the area as they found it • Sell the dirt to a construction site • Use the dirt in a garden • All of the above Digging Up the Past

39. B) Fill in the holes and try to leave the area as they found it Digging Up the Past

40. 14) What is surface collecting? • To make sure that there is stuff to find • To collect only at the surface and not really worry about what is found • To map out the area, collect at the surface, and observe what they find. It could also be to make a test pit. • To walk around the top area • All of the above Digging Up the Past

41. C) To map out the area, collect at the surface, and observe what they find. It could also be to make a test pit. Digging Up the Past

42. 15) What is the purpose of a test pit? A) To practice digging B) To observe the change in layers of the earth C) To throw the dig into D) A and B E) All of the above Digging Up the Past

43. D) A and B Digging Up the Past

44. 16)What items, or tools, do you need at an excavation site? • Anything to help you dig up or excavate effectively and efficiently, appropriately • Anything to help you dig or excavate quickly to find all the artifacts • As little as possible so that you don’t have to carry them around and get tired • Shovels and wooden stakes • All of the above Digging Up the Past

45. A) Anything to help you dig up or excavate effectively and efficiently, appropriately Digging Up the Past

46. 17) What do you do with items you find? • Look at it and then put it back • Share it with your partners • Keep it for yourself and put it on a shelf at your house • Put it in a bag, initial the bag, write the location found at the site • All of the above Digging Up the Past

47. D) Put it in a bag, initial the bag, write the location found at the site Digging Up the Past

48. 18)What do you do with the dirt that was dug out of from the site? • Fill in the holes • Put it through a sifter or screen and look for items • Make a big pile • Make a map • All of the above Digging Up the Past

49. B) Put it through a sifter or screen and look for items Digging Up the Past

50. 19)What is the purpose of drawing a map at the site? • So they don’t get lost • To note where items found were located at the site • To show other archaeologists what the site looked life before you excavated • So that others can come and visit the site • All of the above Digging Up the Past