Teacher E-Learning Resources – Grades 9-12
Interestested in a Live Virtual Program? Email our Public & Education Programmer, Leeanne at leeanne@archaeologymuseum.ca.
Live Virtual Tour
Explore the MOA Gallery and the Lawson Archaeological Site through this 45 minute live virtual “tour” that explores Archaeology and the early history of what is now Ontario.
Cost: $70 for 45 mins live tour for up to 30 students (can be combined with program below for 20% savings)
All Virtual Programming delivered through the platform Google Meets, zoom, or Microsoft Teams (However, if you prefer another videoconferencing platform, we can likely accommodate).
Full-size Virtual Education programs
Our full-size virtual education programs have been designed to require no special materials and contain only optional printables. We are using a combination of videos, Google Slides, and interactive worksheets.
Cost: $150 for 1 hour live outreach for up to 30 students plus 6+ pre and post activities for each program.
Each program is made up of three parts:
Pre-Activities
Interactive materials that prepare students with concepts and information that will be built upon in the live virtual visits and post-activities.
Live Virtual Visits
These 1 hour live segments build on the content of the Pre-Activities and are done through Google Meets and explore content in a visual and interactive way.
Post-Activities
Post-activities are summative and may include drag and drop, quizzes, research activities, and more.
Programs
This introduction to Archaeological principles and methods has been designed to complement the Ontario Curriculum’s Sociology, Anthropology, and Psychology course.
Costs
Virtual Programming costs are a flat fee of $150/for up to 30 students and includes all pre and post activities on demand and a 1-hour live virtual visit.
How it works:
When you book we will send you the pre and post activities for your program. We will also arrange a scheduled time for your live virtual session.
Free content
What is Archaeology?
A discussion of various archaeological terms and breaking them down, going through many different aspects of archaeology.
A short blog post that lists and explains what most archaeologists will have in their tool kits.
Archaeological Artifacts from Southwestern Ontario – video
A look at a collection of artifacts representative of those found on the Lawson Archaeological Site.
Archaeological Methods
Interpretation and Understanding
How to ‘read’ an Archaeological Assemblage – Video
Explaining how archaeologists think about different artifacts, including many examples. Allows students to apply knowledge to things around them.
Dating methods in Archaeology – video
Going in depth about the dating techniques, mainly seriation, and explaining how this is useful to archaeologists.
What is context and why it is one of the most important things in Archaeology.
Stratigraphy and Context – Video
Defining and discussing stratigraphy, looking at how the geography of a site applies to archaeology.
In this post, the Law of Superposition is explained, and its role in context and stratigraphy in Archaeology. Dating usages are shown in examples.
Carbon Dating aka Radiocarbon Dating
An explanation of how carbon dating works and how it is important to archaeologists.
Dendrochronology, a.k.a. Tree Ring Dating
An explanation of dendrochronology, and how it is important to archaeologists.
This post contains an easy to understand explanation of indexing; how we use the known age of one artifact or site to estimate the age of another.
An explanation on what Seriation is, and how it’s useful to archaeologists in the field.
Five Ways to Date Old Things: An Introduction to Archaeological Dating Methods
Brief explanations of various methods of dating used by archaeologists in Ontario. Includes links to further in-depth explanations for each.
Pottery
A look at the many way’s archaeologists can identify ceramic works.
A biography on Sir William Flinders Petrie, the man responsible for helping to make archaeology a discipline.
Excavation Methods
An explanation for how kids can make a do-it-yourself underwater archaeology experience.
Underwater Archaeology – Video
Diving into underwater archaeology, in Canada and around the world.
Look Back: Underwater Archaeology in Ontario
An overview and discussion of underwater archaeology in Ontario. Many techniques that aid in discovering and preserving are mentioned.
A brief look at the history of burial investigations within Ontario.
Environmental Archaeology: An Overview
Focusing on the impacts that humans have on the environment with an emphasis on geoarchaeology, archaeobotany and zooarchaeology.
This blog post discusses ice patch archaeology, and how the ice can preserve artifacts remarkably well. Many examples are given.
An explanation into what flotation is, and how it is used for artifact recovery.
Four Excavation Stages you should know
A summary of the four excavation stages for any archaeological site in Ontario.
Post Excavation Handling of artifacts
Conservation vs. Preservation: What’s the Difference?
This discusses the differences between conservation and preservation with regards to museums. In depth explanations and many examples are utilized.
This blog post talks about sites in Ontario and what organizations and legislations are in place to protect these sites.
MOA Exhibit Tours & Collections
MOA Exhibits
A full tour of the museum’s gallery.
“Who Cares About the Past” Exhibit tour – Video
A tour of the Museum’s feature exhibit, that discusses how Commercial Archaeology is done in Ontario and why it’s important.
MOA Collections
Identifying a Fluted Point Donated to MOA
Online Collections: A Digital Experience
This page is an explanation of the online collection as well as how they are made.
Explaining the new resource of Google arts and culture.
Online Collections: A Digital Experience
This page is an explanation of the online collection as well as how they are made.
London & Area Archaeology
Lawson Site
The Archaeology of the Lawson Archaeological Site – Video
Talking about the archaeology and history of the Lawson site at the museum in London.
Looking at Wilfrid and Elsie Jury’s contribution to archaeology in Ontario.
Elsie Jury: Pioneering Local Archaeology
A biography on Dr. Elsie Jury, an icon for both archaeology and women’s acceptance in the workplace.
Medway Valley and the Lawson Archaeological Site – Video
Explanation of the area surrounding the museum, the Medway Valley and the Lawson archaeological site.
A Look Back to the Lawson Site Pot
In this blog post, a pot found on the Lawson site is discussed and looked at closely.
Archaeological Sites in London, Ontario
Changing Landscapes: Unearthing London’s Past
In this blog post, many archaeological sites across London are discussed. There is also emphasis on what regulations are in place to keep everything in order here in Ontario.
This blog post is a look into the Attawandaron site, and its history within London.
Changing Landscapes: London Parks
In this post, two of London’s own parks have their history discussed.
Archaeology of Victoria Park London – Video
Explaining the archaeology and importance of Victoria Park here in London.
Photographing Artifacts: FSC project
Photographing Fugitive Slave Chapel artifacts
How and why archaeologists sometimes have to wash artifacts.
History of Fugitive Slave Chapel site
A brief history of the Fugitive Slave Chapel site in London.
Selected Artifacts from the Fugitive Slave Chapel Site
A look into artifacts found at the Fugitive Slave Chapel in London.
Ontario Archaeological Sites
A closer look at some archaeological sites from around Ontario.
The Story of Ste. Marie II- A Virtual Exhibit
A post discussing the last Jesuit Mission to the Huron-Wendat Nation in Southern Ontario.
Importance of Chase Wesson Site
Discussing a site here in Ontario that held an undisturbed fifteenth century village.
In this blog post some artifacts from the War of 1812 are discussed and shown.
An interesting look at a boat found in the river Thames.
Exploring Historical Methods
How were things done in the past? Is a question that Archaeologists are interested in, by understanding past methods we are better able to understand the sites we are studying and the people who lived there.
This blog post summarizes as well as shows examples of what longhouses are and the roles they played in village life.
This post looks directly at iron and its place in the archaeological record.
A show and tell of how to make maple sugar!
Copper Manufacturing of the Archaic
Discussing copper manufacturing that has been practiced by First Nations.
Interview with Bioarchaeologist Dr. Andrew Nelson
An interview with Dr. Andrew Nelson discussing how different tools are used in the field. Looking epically close at a Medieval Prayer Bead that can be seen through Virtual Reality at the museum.
Potters in the Past: Micro Computed Tomography of Archaeological Ceramics
Discussing pottery and its uses as well as how we can look at pottery without destroying it.
Animals in the Past
Animals have long had a strong connection to people and these resources explore this theme.
An explanation into what exactly are, and the differences between, mammoths and mastodons.
A blog post that explains the history, and how we know it, of man’s best friend.
Early Collectors and Archaeologists
A look at some of the early archaeologists working in Ontario and beyond and how the field and changed and evolved into the 21st Century.
The Archaeology of the Lawson Archaeological Site – Video
Talking about the archaeology and history of the Lawson site at the museum in London.
The Speculative Period: Early Collectors
This quick read discusses the early origins of archaeology as well as the Lawson site itself.
Kathleen Kenyon: Archaeologist
A biographical blog page on Archaeologist Kathleen Kenyon.
In this blog post, just a few of the many great women of archaeology are highlighted.
History, Indigenous culture and arts
The links below are drawn from the MOA Blog Archive and don’t necessarily reference Archaeology, but are representative of the people and cultures that Archaeology seeks to better understand. More can be found by searching our Blog archive.
In this post, the fur trade within North America is summarized.
An in-depth history of the Battle of the Thames.
A brief summary of what can be learned from the medicine wheel.
A look at the history, importance and current relevance of pow-wow.
Performing Presence: Pauline Johnson and Her Predecessors
A biography about a women who used her ancestry as Mohawk and British to create poetry and art.
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