Students engage in the science of archaeology as they examine the NHMU’s field site, Range Creek, to analyze artifacts and other primary sources to make evidence-based inferences about the people who lived there prior to European expansion of the Americas.
SECTION 1: WARM-UP
How do we know humans lived here?
(20 minutes)
SECTION 2: SITE SURVEY
What kinds of sites are found at Range Creek?
(30 minutes)
SECTION 3: GATHER
What kinds of artifacts were found in Range Creek?
(45 minutes)
SECTION 4: ANALYZE
What can these artifacts tell us about the people who used them?
(30 minutes)
SECTION 5: INTERPRET
How do artifacts tell us about the lives of indigenous people?
(20 minutes)
SECTION 6: COMMUNICATE
What was daily life like for the people of Range Creek? Compare their daily lives to your own.
(20 minutes)
Research Quest is a program of the Natural History Museum of Utah in partnership with The Utah Education Network
