Social studies was kicked off with a bang as students ventured to the sand pit, which had been transformed into an archaeology dig site. Groups of students excavated their site for artifacts. As they dug up an item, they photographed it, recorded its location on a map, and wrote a basic description. After returning to the classroom, students began piecing together the clues from the artifacts. On Friday, students completed an archaeology form for their "supervisor" which discussed their findings and assumptions of the people's culture.
