ARCHAEOLOGY FIELD TRIP

 This Friday.

WHAT TO BRING:
Water bottle full of water (no potable water at site)
Lunch (nothing that require heating or utensils)
Snack
Pencil
Jacket
A book for the car trip

WHAT TO WEAR
Clothes that can get dirty and which will keep you dry
Shoes that can get you dirty and which will keep you dry
Warm socks
Hat
Sunscreen if you burn easily

 WHAT NOT TO BRING
Electronic devices or phones

 Two scenarios: waiting to hear from WDFW sources on all possibilities.

Mostly likely:  
10:00 Depart school
11:15 Arrive at site
Eat while we get instruction and wait for the tide to go out
12:00
 Assist in digs, site mapping, building assessment and exploration
1:40 Depart for home


Possible schedule enhancement
8:45 Depart and visit a different site enroute
11:15 Arrive on primary site
12:00 see above

Questions to know the answer to:

What is archaeology?
What questions does it try to answer?  (Three main goals)
What procedures do archaeologists follow? (1st, 2nd, 3rd)
 What is a lithic artifact?
What is a midden?
Can you tell the difference between a pictograph and a petroglyph?
What types of artifacts survive decomposition?

What specifically is a focus of research in Washington State? (ties in with earthquake)

SCIENCE FAIR TOPIC DUE DATE

There is an important due date to know about.  You must turn in your top three choices for a science fair experiment  on or before February 12, 2015.  Each choice must  have a plan for experiment and data collection outlined with it as well.

Next week we have a planned field trip to Allyn WA to work on a Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife archaeology site on February 13.   I will post updates to the blog and give you information in class as well.  Stay tuned!