Dig It!

An Archeological Investigation into Australian Cultures.

S6E5. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to show how Earths
surface is formed.
SS6H4 Explain the impact of English colonization on current Aboriginal basic rights,
health, literacy, and language.
MGSE6.RP.3 Use ratio and rate reasoning to solve real-world and mathematical
problems utilizing strategies such as tables of equivalent ratios, tape diagrams (bar
models), double number line diagrams, and/or equations.

PHASE I:
Conducting a research investigation of Australia, preparing a culture-based
model of the civilization, and presenting the civilization to the class.

Name of your Early Civilization: _________________________________________________________

Team Members: _________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

Step 1: The Research (Social Studies Credit)

1 As a team, complete the 8 Research Cards of your civilization.

Make sure you cite your sources. Teacher Sign-off
when complete
Aspect Who Completes the Research Card?
Timeframe, Location
& Geography
Food
Music/Dance
Art
Clothing
Language
Beliefs/Religion
War & Weapons
Step 2: Creating the Archeological Burial Site (Science Credit)

As a team, select 1-2 artifacts for each of the 7 aspects of Teacher Sign-off
culture of your Early Civilization. when complete
1
Fill out the 7 Artifact Planning Sheets

Create miniatures of all of the artifacts you selected to represent the Team
7 aspects of your culture. The artifacts will need to be able to be Check-
buried and hidden in a tub of sand, and together they should give off when
clues to a scene. complete
Aspect of Culture Artifact(s) Team Member
Food
2 Music/Dance
Art/Architecture
Clothing
Language
Beliefs/Religion
War/Weapons
A Time Capsule
for Writings

3 Document the Burial Site Teacher Sign-off

when complete
Create a neat, exact, to-scale labeled map of your
archeological site on graph paper.

Step 3: The Visual Presentation (Social Studies Credit)

Put together a complete visual presentation of your Who is Teacher

civilization using Google Slides that has the following Responsible? Sign-off
components:
1 Title slide with name, timeframe and picture of
civilization
2 Map of where civilization was located in the world
3 Close up map of civilization that shows water bodies,
mountains, borders, cities and other physical features.
4 Information and visuals on food from civilization (use
info gathered on research card)
5 Information and visuals on music and dance of
civilization (use info gathered on research card)
 6 Information and visuals on art and architecture of
civilization (use info gathered on research card)
7 Information and visuals on clothing from civilization
(use info gathered on research card)
8 Information and visuals on language and stories from
civilization (use info gathered on research card)
9 Information and visuals on beliefs and religion from
civilization (use info gathered on research card)
10 Information and visuals on wars and weapons from
your civilization (use info gathered on research card)
11 Reason for end of civilization

Step 4: Present your civilization and your uncovered burial site to your section.

Step 5: Get your burial site photographed by your teacher and then cover your
burial
site tub with sand

Step 6: Turn in your teams file folder with completed:

_____ Research Cards (8)

______ Artifact Planning Sheets (7)
______ Archeological Dig Site Map

Turn in your teams Burial Site Tub

Submit your Final Draft of Civilization Presentation

(End Phase I)