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Thursday 8/21 - PES 1.1

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Part 1

PES 1.1: Introduction

Objective: KWBAT work as astronomers to explain patterns on the artifact by writing what they already know.
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What is a star? What do you know about stars? 💚

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What questions do you have about stars?

Part 2

Ancient Artifacts

An artifact is a very old object. Let’s look at 2 different images of ancient artifacts. An ancient artifact is something scientists use as clues to make conclusions about the past.

Sky Disc

  • Found near Nebra, Germany
  • About 3,600 years old
  • Made of metal
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What to you notice about the Sky Disc?

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What do you think ancient people (a long time ago) used this for?

Stonehenge

  • Stone monument located in England
  • Built in stages beginning more than 4,000 years ago
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What to you notice about Stonehenge?

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What do you think ancient people used this for?

Part 3

Teotihuacán

Let's take a look at one more ancient artifact, Teotihuacán. Read the text and answer the questions below.

Teotihuacán is an ancient Mesoamerican city located 30 miles (50 km) northeast of modern-day Mexico City. The city was settled as early as 400 B.C. and became the most powerful and influential city in the region by 400 A.D. By the time the Aztecs found the city in the 1400s and named it Teotihuacan (meaning “the place where the gods were created”), the city had been abandoned for centuries. Teotihuacan’s origins, history, and culture largely remain a mystery. And their technology they used to keep track of time was their huge pyramids that they constructed, and the sun, the stars, the mountains. Their entire city was built in order to track the movement of the celestial bodies.
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Where is Teotihuacán located?

Teotihuacán is located __________________

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What does Teotihuacán mean?

Teotihuacán means ______________________

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What technology did the Teotihuacán people used to keep track of time?

The people of Teotihuacán used ______________________

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Check For Understanding 💚

What does an astronomer do?

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Which of the following is a question that an astronomer might try to answer? 💚

Part 4

Aztec Sun Stone

  • Discovered in December 1790 CE in the central plaza of Mexico City
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What to you notice about the Aztec Sun Stone?

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What do you think ancient people used this for?

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Check For Understanding 💚

What does an archaeologist do?


Introducing the Artifact

We have received the following from the Museum of Archaeology about an artifact they found. An artifact is a very old object.

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Summarize: In your own words, what is the museum asking us to figure out?

The museum asking us to _______________________

Artifact
Exit Ticket
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An __________ is a scientist who studies stars, planets, and other objects in the universe, but not Earth. 💚
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A __________ is a huge object in space that gives off light and heat 💚
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__________ ____________________________ are scientists who study people from long ago and their activities. 💚
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An__________ is a very old object 💚