Boaz Mastodon Skeleton

Madison, Wisconsin. Source: University of Wisconsin-Madison Geology Museum

Mammoth Mystery is a fun interactive tool to help your students think about artifacts the way that archaeologists do.

Use it in conjunction with the 4th Grade textbook, "Wisconsin: Our State, Our Story," chapter 3. Students will discover the secrets of the Schaefer Mammoth by investigating:

• How archaeologists understand the past
• What matters
• Why does it matter
• How do we know