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Project Archaeology: Culturally Contextual Interdisciplinary Inquiry Lessons for Underserved Populations

January 1, 2010 | Public Programs, Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks, Informal/Formal Connections
In the United States, African Americans are underrepresented in science careers and underserved in pre-collegiate science education. This project engaged African American elementary students in culturally relevant science education through archaeology and thereby increased positive dispositions toward science. While imagining what the lives of their ancestors were like, students practiced scientific inquiry and used natural sciences to analyze archaeological sites. The project helped to improve science literacy among African American elementary students through archaeological inquiry and expanded inquiry-based archaeology education to three new culturally diverse urban areas.

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  • 2013 11 11 3
    Author
    Montana State University
  • Joelle Clark
    Author
    Northern Arizona University
  • Jeanne Moe
    Author
    Bureau of Land Management
  • Citation

    Resource Type: Reference Materials
    Discipline: Education and learning science | General STEM | History/policy/law | Nature of science | Social science and psychology
    Audience: Elementary School Children (6-10) | Educators/Teachers | Museum/ISE Professionals
    Environment Type: Public Programs | Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks | Professional Development and Workshops | Informal/Formal Connections | K-12 Programs
    Access and Inclusion: Ethnic/Racial | Black/African American Communities | Urban

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