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Selected Opportunities and Resources in History and Archaeology This list features excellent opportunities available to middle and high school students, but it is not exhaustive. Be sure to visit our website at www.cty.jhu.edu/imagine for links to summer programs, additional competitions, and more recommended websites. CoMPEtitions The Emerson Prize high school students submit scholarly papers on any historical topic to The Concord Review. essays chosen for publication are also considered for the Ralph Waldo emerson Prize, which includes a $3,000 award. (800) 331-5007; www.tcr.org/tcr/emerson.htm american Revolution, declaration of independence, or the framing of the United States constitution. First- through third-place winners receive $2,000, $1,000, and $500, respectively. in addition, the ﬁrst-place winner receives a certiﬁcate, a medal, and an expense-paid trip to the SaR annual congress. (502) 589-1776; www.sar.org/Youth/knight_Essay Shields, england, to excavate pre-Roman and Roman settlements, and learn recording, surveying, sampling, and more. (800) 776-0188; www. earthwatch.org/exped/bidwell_teen.html Isle of Shoals Island Archaeology Program (ME) Joseph S. Rumbaugh Historical Oration Contest fiEld sCHools Crow Canyon High School Field School (CO) Grades 10–12; 3 weeks. through hands-on activities, ﬁeld trips, studies, and instruction, students learn about the science of archaeology and the ancestral Pueblo indians who inhabited the region hundreds of years ago. (800) 422-8975; www.crowcanyon.org/ programs/campus/high_school_field_school.asp Students in grades 9–12 perform an original oration between 5 and 6 minutes long dealing with the Revolutionary War period. Winners in ﬁrst, second, and third place receive medals and $3,000, $2,000, and $1,000, respectively. (502) 589-1776; www.sar.org/youth/oration_contest Grades 11-12; 1-3 weeks. high school students learn about historic and prehistoric site survey and excavation forms through participation in ongoing archaeological research. (607) 255-3717; www.sml.cornell.edu/sml_cc_islandarch.html Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center Archaeology Field School (WI) National Genealogical Society Rubincam Youth Award Students in grades 7–12 prepare and submit a geneaology. the winner in grades 7–9 receives a plaque, an nGS home study course, and an nGS membership; the winner in grades 10–12 receives $500, a plaque, and an nGS membership. awards are presented at the national Family history conference. (800) 473-0060; www.ngsgenealogy. org/cs/rubincam_youth_award/nomination_form The Center for American Archeology (IL) ages 13–17; 1–3 weeks. Students explore the lower illinois River Valley and learn the basics of ﬁeld excavation, laboratory processing, and how archaeologists develop their interpretations of sites based upon the information they collect. (618) 653-4316; http://caa-archeology.org/pdf/2010/ High%20School%20Field%20School%202010.pdf Grades 9–12; 1–5 days; residential and commuter. middle and high school students may choose either a week-long ﬁeld school or a three-day ﬁeld experience, where they work alongside professional archaeologists to learn techniques in excavation, surveying, and lab work. (608) 785-6513; www. uwlax.edu/mvac/EventsDisplays/youth.htm Passport in Time (Multiple sites) National History Day Students in grades 6–12 choose a historical topic related to an annual theme (2010: innovation), and create projects such as exhibits, performances, documentaries, websites, or papers. Prizes include certiﬁcates, medals, trophies, cash, and scholarships. (See page 26 for an article about this competition.) (301) 314-9739; www.nhd.org/Contest.htm Colonial Williamsburg Archaeology Field School (VA) Sons of the American Revolution Essay Contest Grades 11–12; 5 weeks. through lectures, reading, and hands-on experience, qualifying students learn excavation techniques and recording, the identiﬁcation of common 18th-century artifacts, and concepts of conservation, public archaeology, and zooarchaeology. (757) 220-7952; http:// research.history.org/Archaeological_Research/ Programs/Field_School.cfm Passport in time (Pit) is a volunteer archaeology and historic preservation program of the USda Forest Service (FS). Pit volunteers work with professional FS archaeologists and historians on national forests throughout the US on such diverse activities as archaeological survey and excavation, rock art restoration, survey, archival research, historic structure restoration, oral history gathering, and analysis and curation of artifacts. age requirements and duration of projects vary according to project. See current project listings for project-speciﬁc information. (800) 281-9176; www.passportintime.com WEbsitEs The Archaeology Channel at this site of the archeological Legacy institute, you can stream archaeology video and audio, Students in grades 10–12 submit an essay with topics based on original research that deal with an event, philosophy, or ideal associated with the Earthwatch Teen Teams: Unearthing Roman Britain (UK) ages 16–17; 14 days. Students travel to South iStock 32 imagine http://www.cty.jhu.edu/imagine http://www.earthwatch.org/exped/bidwell_teen.html http://www.earthwatch.org/exped/bidwell_teen.html http://www.sar.org/Youth/knight_Essay http://www.tcr.org/tcr/emerson.htm http://www.sml.cornell.edu/sml_cc_islandarch.html http://www.sar.org/youth/oration_contest http://www.crowcanyon.org/programs/campus/high_school_field_school.asp http://www.crowcanyon.org/programs/campus/high_school_field_school.asp http://www.uwlax.edu/mvac/EventsDisplays/youth.htm http://www.uwlax.edu/mvac/EventsDisplays/youth.htm http://www.caa-archeology.org/ http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/cs/rubincam_youth_award/nomination_form http://www.caa-archeology.org/ http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/cs/rubincam_youth_award/nomination_form http://research.history.org/Archaeological_Research/Programs/Field_School.cfm http://www.passportintime.com http://www.nhd.org/Contest.htm http://research.history.org/Archaeological_Research/Programs/Field_School.cfm http://research.history.org/Archaeological_Research/Programs/Field_School.cfm

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Imagine Magazine - Johns Hopkins - November/December 2010

Imagine Magazine - Johns Hopkins - November/December 2010
Contents
Big Questions
In My Own Words
Inside the Ropes
Get Your Hands Dirty!
The Bone Reader
The Science of Archaeology
A Window to the Past
History and Archaeology in the News
National History Day
Dig This!
Selected Opportunities & Resources
Taking the Leap
Off the Shelf
Word Wise
Exploring Career Options
One Step Ahead
Planning Ahead for College
Students Review
Mark Your Calendar
Knossos Games

Imagine Magazine - Johns Hopkins - November/December 2010