Useful links
UNEARTHED theme: Archeology
- Center for Archaeology and Society — Arizona State University.
This center explores how archaeology connects past and present societies, with research and outreach focused on the Southwest. A great regional resource to spark local interest. - Archaeology Magazine — Archaeology.org.
The online hub of Archaeology Magazine, featuring articles, news and interactive features about real-world digs and discoveries. While written for a general audience, many articles are accessible to curious older students and teens. - Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology — Harvard University.
Explore online exhibits, educational resources and activities focused on world cultures, ancient artifacts and archaeology. A great resource for middle and high school learners. - Dig into Archaeology — American Museum of Natural History.
The AMNH’s OLogy site introduces archaeology with interactive games, hands-on activities and articles just for kids. - BBC Bitesize — History and Archaeology.
Ideal for younger learners, with short videos, quizzes and explanations of key historical periods and archaeological methods. - Archaeological Institute of America.
Offers age-appropriate reading lists, activities and online resources for young archaeology enthusiasts. - NASA’s Space Archeology.
An introduction to archaeoastronomy, blending space science and archaeology through ancient observatories. - CyArk.
Explore virtual 3D tours of archaeological sites around the world. Great for middle and high school students. - National Park Service.
Engaging content, games and activities from the NPS designed to teach kids about archaeology, historic preservation and cultural heritage. - Nova — Ancient Worlds.
PBS’s NOVA series offers articles, videos and interactive experiences on archaeology and ancient civilizations.
Video tutorials
- Getting Started with LEGO Education SPIKE Prime.
- LEGO Education SPIKE Prime Lessons.
- Mr. Hino’s LEGO Robotics channel.
- Prof. Bricks — LEGO robotics channel.
- Brickering channel.
- Zachary Trautwein’s channel.
Arizona teams online
- AZFirst YouTube channel and AZFirst website.
- FLL team It’s Gonna Be OK! YouTube channel (Kingman, AZ).
- FIRST Tech Challenge Arizona.
- FRC team 2403 Plasma Robotics YouTube channel and webpage.
- FRC team 2486 Coconuts (Flagstaff, AZ).
- FRC Team 60 (Kingman, AZ).
Contact [email protected] to add your online presence to this list.
Off-season activities
- Build your FLL table.
- Purchase a LEGO Spike Prime Set and LEGO Spike Prime expansion set directly from LEGO Education (this does not require a team registration).
- Install the LEGO Education Spike Prime app.
- At the bottom of the page for the LEGO Spike Prime Set, there are several fun projects that your kids can complete to get familiar with the set. This will greatly reduce your learning curve in August when the challenge is released.
- Build a robot!
- Use Spike Prime lessons from the famous Seshan brothers to build one of their Spike Prime designs.
- Zachary Trautwein’s MiniMAX robot or MiniLite robot.
- Coach’s Corner FIRST Lego League tutorials.
- Learn about the past season’s robot game so you have an idea what to expect next season:
- FIRST LEGO League Challenge SUBMERGED Robot Game Missions Video (a similar video will be released on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025, for next season).
- Zachary Trautwein’s review of the SUBMERGED Robot Game.
- Learn about the Innovation Project. It’s not only about the robot!
- Review the judging rubric. It is your blueprint as the coach. Team members should use rubrics to guide them when preparing for their judging sessions. It may change slightly for next season, but knowing this rubric is key to doing well in competitions. Check back after Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025, in case the rubric changes for UNEARTHED.
LEGO Education
- LEGO Spike Essential.
- LEGO Spike Prime.
- LEGO SPIKE Prime Expansion set.
- LEGO Education Spike Prime app.
- Comparison of Spike Prime and Spike Essential.
- LEGO Education training.