Read an artifact as a primary source using the 6-question Artifact-Reading Card
Exercise
Difficulty 1
~2 min
hist.g3.s.ex_09
Artifact Reading
Prompt
Look at the stone scraper replica at the handling station. What is it made of?
How it's presented
mode
card
prompt audio ID
audio.g3s.ex 09.stem
Answer criteria
type
open response
rubric
Accepts any answer naming stone material
accepted answers
stoneflintobsidianrock
Hints
- Touch the replica - what does it feel like?
- Look at MG-6 Source Type 6 ARTIFACT row.
Misconceptions to watch
- Saying 'metal' or 'plastic' for a stone replica (a generic guess)
- Saying 'wood' (a stone scraper is not wood)
Used in lessons