Excavation of Historical sites

Excavation of Historical Sites

School	Little Flower Convent, Tamil Nadu
Group	HI Group
Student team	Students of grade VI and VIII
Project Description	Students wanted to showcase their learning about the excavation of Keeladi, an archeological site in Tamil Nadu. They demonstrated their understanding and findings of the excavation through demo, models, and posters.
Project Goals	Through this project, the students aimed to: Reflect on the benefits of excavating and understanding the past so that they can apply learning from the past to the present. Identify the type of artefacts unearthed and explore the stories they reveal about the past. Recognize the cultural heritage of our ancestors through the artefacts.
Highlights	The students started off with a demo of excavation by having sand in a box and using a toothbrush to carefully dig and find objects such as pottery, jewellery, etc. Then, they showed objects that were excavated (these objects were made using clay by the students by taking reference from Google). They also had posters to summarize the types of objects excavated in Tamil Nadu. One of the students after participating at the ILAP State level, visited the Keeladi excavation site in Tamil Nadu with her parents to understand the concept of excavation in depth. This visit made her be more confident in contesting in the National Finals. Her parents had to arrange the family trip to Keeladi for fulfilling her daughter’s wish.
Success factors shared by the Mentor Teacher	Paying attention to minute details and collection of raw materials which might create the same impression as the real one. A physical visit to the historical site gave wholesome knowledge and understanding to the students.

School	Little Flower Convent, Tamil Nadu
Group	HI Group
Student team	Students of grade VI and VIII
Project Description	Students wanted to showcase their learning about the excavation of Keeladi, an archeological site in Tamil Nadu. They demonstrated their understanding and findings of the excavation through demo, models, and posters.
Project Goals	Through this project, the students aimed to: Reflect on the benefits of excavating and understanding the past so that they can apply learning from the past to the present. Identify the type of artefacts unearthed and explore the stories they reveal about the past. Recognize the cultural heritage of our ancestors through the artefacts.
Highlights	The students started off with a demo of excavation by having sand in a box and using a toothbrush to carefully dig and find objects such as pottery, jewellery, etc. Then, they showed objects that were excavated (these objects were made using clay by the students by taking reference from Google). They also had posters to summarize the types of objects excavated in Tamil Nadu. One of the students after participating at the ILAP State level, visited the Keeladi excavation site in Tamil Nadu with her parents to understand the concept of excavation in depth. This visit made her be more confident in contesting in the National Finals. Her parents had to arrange the family trip to Keeladi for fulfilling her daughter’s wish.
Success factors shared by the Mentor Teacher	Paying attention to minute details and collection of raw materials which might create the same impression as the real one. A physical visit to the historical site gave wholesome knowledge and understanding to the students.