It is appropriate for middle school and high school. The legend of Atlantis has endured for thousands of years and captivated the interest of scholars and laypersons alike. Discuss the humanization of the Atlantians and how it might have ended their utopian existence. While many believe Atlantis existed, there is still no concrete evidence that it ever did. Discuss the differences between legends, myths and facts.
Archeologists are scholars whose work seeks to uncover the past, figuratively and literally.
The Lost Civilization, discuss whether or not you think Atlantis ever existed. Many ancient cultures' first forms of writing used pictographs. Write a story using your own language of pictographs. Imagine that you are an archeologist from the future and you discover artifacts from our time and culture. Create a profile or theory of our culture from your discoveries.