UNEARTHED – Humans in Focus

Both in Challenge and Explore, this season emphasizes a particular idea: archaeologists not only study artifacts but primarily how people lived in the past. Make sure to focus on people in your research, projects, and presentations.

Helpful guidance can be found in the materials:

* Challenge: in the Engineering Notebook, especially in the Sparks section on page 6

* Explore: in the explanations of different team meetings and the instructions of the team model in the Engineering Notebook

Both provide good starting points and concrete ideas for your research project or team models.

Challenge Teams: Be sure to watch the updated research video. Our category expert Leon provides an in-depth look at the UNEARTHED Challenge and explains what is especially important this year: Research Video 2025/26.