On
March 12-13, Ms. Sarah Mullersmen, archaeologist from the Kelsey Museum in Ann
Arbor, visited with all seventh grade students at West Middle School. Ms.
Mullersmen shared burial boxes and pottery pieces with the students.
From
the burial box items students needed to make inferences about the deceased
person. Students discussed the possible age, gender, career and social status
of the deceased. It was great to hear the lively conversations that went on
among students.
As
a second activity, students were to reconstruct the pottery pieces into
original shape and size. Then they made educated guesses as to what pottery was
used for.
Students
were engaged as they became familiar with the jobs and responsibilities of an
archaeologist. West appreciates Ms. Mullersmen‘s visit and information she
presented. From now on seventh-grade social studies students will be able to
visit a museum with a new perspective.
Artifacts
will not be just objects of interest, but the artifacts will be able to tell a
story based on what we learned from Ms. Mullersmen.
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