U3W5 - Dig This Technology!

U3W5 - Dig This Technology!

How do historians use technology to gather information?

How does the author feel about the new technology?

remnants - small, leftover pieces

reconstruct - rebuild after it has been broken or destroyed

Multiple Choice

What does the word remnants mean?

• specific requests
• periodic payments
• things that correct a failure
• small parts or traces remaining

Multiple Choice

What does the word reconstruct mean?

• to make something brand new

• to prove to be false

• to change for the better

• to put parts back together again; rebuild

How do we explain what happened in the past?

How did historians use new technology?

Open Ended

What is one piece of technology that might be used by historians?

How does this technology help historians?

How have new tools helped historians get information about the past?

Ground Penetrating Radar

One antenna sends radio waves into the ground. The other antenna receives waves when they bounce back. A wave that hits an object bounces back at a different depth than other waves. The depths are plotted on a display screen, revealing buried objects.

Poll

Should we use technology to help us learn about the past? Be ready to explain your answer.

• Yes

• No