On the 1st April, Sec 1 Aspire, Achieve and Dynamic students went for an Archaeological Trail. The rest of the Sec 1 classes got to participate on the trail on other days. Sounds exciting, don't you think? The instructors taught us many ways or methods archaeologists use to excavate things.
Archaeology is not just about "digging". It is the process where archaeologists excavate and discover historical items plus finding out the information about them. This is the first time Sec 1 classes get to know, learn and experience the life of an archaeologist. Archaeology is not just about History. We also need the skills in Geography and Maths to understand Archaeology as we need to use protractor to measure the length and height of the artefacts and map-reading skills to locate the artefacts. It was fun and educational at the same time. In fact, during the trail, we felt as if we were archaeologists ourselves!
The five stations have taught us the importance of archeological processes and analysis of artefacts. One of the favourite stations was, the 'Garbage Station.' There, we learnt about the earliest artefacts and the lastest artefacts. We played an interesting game where we were separated into three groups and explored the chronological sequence of artefacts.
The highlight of the Learning Journey was when we were given the chance to discover the artefact on our own. It was a hands-on learning experience where we were able to apply how to break open a clay container to reveal an artefact. We were taught to carefully wash and dust the precious item and the best part was,we got to keep it!
We hope that there will be more chances for us to participate in future trails.
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