Investigating Archaeological Discoveries

Investigating Archaeological Discoveries

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science, History, Architecture

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Emma Peterson

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The video tutorial discusses a team's approach to investigating a potential hidden chamber at the Goshen site. The team, led by Jimmy, is willing to take risks and challenge conventional thinking. They use non-invasive methods to gather clues and employ a geoprobe to find evidence of construction and imported quartz sand. The team is on the verge of a discovery that could impact modern science, as they prepare to dig and explore further.

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8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the team's approach to investigating the chamber?

Avoiding any risks

Waiting for others to test it

Ignoring the chamber

Bisecting it to the south

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is the team proud of Jimmy?

For remaining on the fringe

For hypothesizing without testing

For putting his name on the project

For avoiding risks

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What emotion does the team feel about the prospects of their investigation?

Nervousness

Excitement

Boredom

Indifference

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the 'zipper' found at 47 feet potentially indicate?

A completed construction

A natural formation

A modern artifact

A spot where construction was started and stopped

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was found sitting on top of the stone at the site?

Sand composed primarily of quartz

Clay

Water

Metal fragments

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What tool did the team use to further investigate the site?

A bulldozer

A metal detector

A shovel

A geoprobe

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the team ready to do at the end of the video?

Leave the site

Start digging

Wait for more evidence

Call off the investigation

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What potential impact could the team's discovery have?

No impact

A minor scientific update

A discovery that will shake modern science

A local news story