Culture Archaeological Dig

This resource is for the final unit in Grade 4 Social where students will gain an appreciation for the cultures that make up Alberta. Students bring in a box that contains three items from their families culture. They need to be related to the different aspects of culture (music, traditions, celebrations, food etc). When they bring in the items they need to keep them in a shoe box so that no other students can see them. They then will give a brief description of the item without giving too much away as a presentation while the rest of the class takes notes. Once all students present their culture boxes I mix up the items into different boxes and students go on an "archeological dig" using their notes to try and match the box of items to a student.