Submerged: Underwater Archaeology in South Carolina for 8th Graders

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This is an abstract from the session entitled "Citizen Science in Maritime Archaeology: The Power of Public Engagement for Heritage Monitoring and Protection" , at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

In 2019, the South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology’s Maritime Research Division implemented educational programming dubbed “SUBMERGED: Underwater Archaeology in South Carolina for 8th Graders” which targeted classrooms in underserved school districts throughout the state. Made possible by a grant awarded through South Carolina Humanities, Division underwater archaeologists visited 21 schools in 14 counties, spoke in 131 classrooms to over 3,000 students. Schools were selected based on an application process whereby educators communicated the need for such an opportunity due to fiscal restraints, remoteness from cultural centers or institutions, and other socio-economic and geographic considerations. The programming focused on past, future and on-going projects conducted by the Division and the maritime history of the state while aligning this information with state 8th-grade social studies curriculum standards. This paper will discuss classroom Division’s experience in engagement methods, teacher/researcher collaboration and sustainable educational online offerings.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for Historical Archaeology 2020   •
• Citizen Science in Maritime Archaeology: The Power of Public Engagement for Heritage Monitoring and Protection

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