Science and Antropology

Students in middle school engage in a mummy-making and dissection activity to learn more about anthropological research and to reinforce their understanding of the Nature of Science. Student... See More

Students in middle school engage in a mummy-making and dissection activity to learn more about anthropological research and to reinforce their understanding of the Nature of Science. Students work in groups to create their mummies and then proceed to dissect them. All aspects of this very interesting activity are provided in this article including a very helpful rubric. What makes this activity so useful is its interdisciplinary approach to social studies, math and language arts.

Digging Up Science

This article fully explains who the nature of science came be used to understand how professional anthropologists use skills and knowledge from three content areas: science, social studies, ... See More

This article fully explains who the nature of science came be used to understand how professional anthropologists use skills and knowledge from three content areas: science, social studies, and English. Students learn to document data in an organized manner and share their data with others and make data-supported inferences much like scientists do. All aspects of this activity are provided in this interdisciplinary approach which uses higher order thinking skills. This might be a good activity to start the school year.