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Hunt the ancestor

Learning objects Hunt the ancestor

TLF ID M011193

This is an interactive game about an archaeological dig or quest. The object is to find an ancient burial site and protect it from being destroyed by local quarry owners who want to extract chalk from the field. Students are given an amount of money and have to locate where the burial site is using a variety of research methods. Each method has a cost and students have to discover the site and reveal its contents before their money is spent.

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Educational details

Educational value
  • This interactive game is useful for the Australian Curriculum: History content description in Year 8 referring to the practice of historical skills. Students identify questions to ask about the past and locate relevant sources in preparation for a historical inquiry into the location of an ancient burial site.
  • The resource is valuable for the study of the importance of evidence in historical inquiry. Students select and analyse information from a county record office, an old map and an aerial photograph in order to identify the position of an ancient burial site.
Year level

7

Topics Archaeology Historical sources Research questions
Learning area
  • History

Other details

Contributors
  • Copyright Holder
  • Name: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
  • Organization: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
  • Address: UNITED KINGDOM
  • URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk
  • Publisher
  • Name: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
  • Organization: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
  • Description: Publisher
  • Address: UNITED KINGDOM
  • URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk
  • Resource metadata contributed by
  • Name: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Organisation: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Address: AUSTRALIA
  • URL: www.esa.edu.au
Access profile
  • Generic
Learning Resource Type
  • Interactive
Rights
  • Resource: BBC © 2012, except where indicated otherwise. You may download, copy and communicate this material for free, and use it in digital and hardcopy format for non-commercial educational use in Australian schools and TAFE institutions, provided you retain all acknowledgements associated with the material. 'Interactive' image: © Education Services Australia Limited 2012. You may copy, communicate and adapt this image for non-commercial educational purposes provided you retain all acknowledgements associated with the image.