Elementary Level
	Organic / Inorganic Memory Game Created by Bill Reitze (IGERT Trainee) and Thom Melendez & Joan Regens (3rd Grade Teachers)     The object of this game is to guess your opponents mystery object before they guess yours by asking archaeological questions and removing cards from your set that do not fit the description.
	Amy's House: Observation and Inference Created by Amy Margaris (IGERT Trainee) and Sara Chavarria (Mentor)     In this lesson students explore observation categories (shape, material, texture, etc.), then learn to differentiate between observations and inferences by studying first hand modern-day "artifacts" and making inferences about their uses just as an archaeologist would.
	Does it Rot or Not? Using Archaeology to Explore Decomposition Created by Amy Margaris (IGERT Trainee) and Sara Chavarria (Mentor)     Beginning with familiar modern objects, students learn to predict what materials will decompose in the future and why. Their skills are applied by predicting the fate of artifact examples, and finally, to the tools and equipment used by "Amy the Archaeologist". This exercise can be used to complement classroom projects about decomposition, recycling, the life cycle, or the food chain.
Middle School Level
	The Scientific Method: Using Archaeology to Explore Scientific Reasoning Created by Keith Carlson (IGERT Trainee) and James Haley (Teacher and Mentor)     This is a three part mini-unit that introduces students to the scientific method as illustrated through archaeological investigations. Lesson one features how archaeologists apply scientific reasoning and comprehend, not only the human past, but also the human present. In lesson two, students apply the scientific method to an investigation of their own material culture in their own homes. Just like archaeologists they will record observations in their home and then ask a fellow student to analyze their data in order to infer behavior in the room chosen. For lesson three, students explore prehistoric settlement in the Grand Canyon region. Students then have the opportunity to apply the scientific method and scientific reasoning skills to a set of prehistoric artifacts.
	Prehistoric Water Use Created by Chris McPhee (IGERT Trainee)     In order to key into the nature of their own water use, this powerpoint presentation introduces students to prehistoric water use in Arizona. It provides a frame of reference for comparing modern water use practices with those employed by past cultures in the same region (Arizona). Originally, this presentation was combined with a hands-on lab highlighting the labor intensive nature of harvesting water in arid landscapes. The 9th grade students were challenged to 'put themselves in the footsteps of prehistic people' by testing the various forms of water harvesting technology through the use and testing of 3-dimensional landscape models that mirrored water flow.
High School Level
	Archaeological Sciences: Focussing on Absolute Dating Techniques using Radiometric Dating Created by Margaret Blome (IGERT Trainee) and Alicia Coughlan (Science Teacher)     Students will distinguish between relative and absolute dating techniques and will understand the differences between the three types of radiometric (absolute) dating (14C, Uranium Series U/Th, and Potassium Argon K-Ar). They will also understand when each of the three techniques is appropriate to use, based on a chronology of geologic time.

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