Lessons

How It Works for Educators

It’s as easy as 1-2-3!

1. Complete Quests
   Engage your students with our standards-based online quests that align perfectly with your curriculum. Each quest offers an interactive, hands-on approach to learning, covering essential science topics. Students will navigate through educational challenges, solve puzzles, and discover hidden treasures—all while mastering key scientific concepts.

2. Earn Points
   As students progress through each quest, they earn points for their achievements. These points motivate students to continue their learning journey and can be used to unlock real-life rewards. The point system turns learning into a game, keeping students engaged and excited about their progress.

3. Unlock Adventures (Free or Paid)
   With enough points, students can unlock an Excavating Adventures Dig Kit, either by redeeming their points for a free kit or by purchasing a kit and completing associated quests to access it. Each kit contains eight real rocks, minerals, and other specimens, along with collectible trading cards that connect directly to the digital quests they’ve completed.

Transform Your Classroom into an In-Class Field Trip

Why wait for the next field trip? With Excavating Adventures, you can transform your classroom into an amazing, hands-on learning experience. By purchasing our dig kits, you bring the excitement of exploration and discovery right to your students’ desks.

Funding Options:
We understand that classroom budgets can be tight, which is why we offer various ways to help fund these kits:

• Parent Contributions: Engage parents by showing them the educational value of the kits.
• PTA Support: Tap into PTA funds—our team can assist in writing requests to ensure your classroom gets the support it needs.
• Grants and Donations: We can help draft proposals for grants and donations, making it easier for you to secure the funds necessary for these incredible learning tools.

We’re Here to Help:
Our team can assist you with:

• Writing PTA Requests
• Crafting Parent Messaging
• Developing Administrative Proposals
• Applying for Grants

Easy Alignment with Educational Standards

One of the standout features of Excavating Adventures is its versatility. Our platform makes it easy to align with educational standards because you can select the quests (lessons) that specifically match the topics you need to teach. Whether it’s geology, biology, meteorology, or another science subject, you have the flexibility to choose the content that best fits your classroom needs. This ensures that every quest supports your curriculum and enhances your students’ understanding of the subject matter.

Why Excavating Adventures is Perfect for Your Classroom

• Standards-Aligned Content: Each quest is carefully crafted to align with elementary science standards, making it a seamless addition to your lesson plans.
• Customizable Lessons: Choose quests that align with the specific topics you need to cover, making it easier to meet educational standards.
• Student Engagement: The interactive nature of our quests, combined with the excitement of earning points and unlocking physical kits, keeps students motivated to learn.
• Hands-On Learning: Our dig kits provide a tangible, hands-on experience that reinforces the concepts covered in the quests, bringing science to life for your students.
• No-Prep Solution: Simply assign the quests, and everything else is taken care of. The kits come ready to use, with no additional preparation required—except for safety glasses, which are not included.
• Encourages Collaboration and Social Learning: The collectible trading cards and variety of specimens in each kit encourage students to trade and collaborate, fostering a fun, social learning environment in your classroom.

Easy Integration into Your Curriculum

Whether you’re looking to supplement your science lessons, provide enrichment activities, or motivate students with a reward-based system, Excavating Adventures fits seamlessly into your classroom. Assign quests as homework, use them in a flipped classroom model, or integrate them directly into your lessons—our flexible platform allows you to customize how you use it.

Get Started Today!

Join thousands of educators who have transformed their science curriculum with Excavating Adventures. Sign up, explore our quests, and watch as your students embark on a learning journey that’s as exciting as it is educational.

 

Important Notice:

Our Dig Zone program is designed to reward students for their learning efforts by completing interactive adventures and earning Adventure Points. To ensure that all students have a fair opportunity to receive their free dig kit, we strongly encourage a limit of one free kit per account, per shipping address, per month. These rewards are meant for students who engage with and complete the educational challenges. Thank you for helping us maintain the integrity of this program and ensuring it remains a valuable learning experience for everyone!