INVESTIGATING ROCK ART – Database

INVESTIGATING ROCK ART – Database

A supplementary science and social studies curriculum unit for grades 3 through 5

INVESTIGATING ROCK ART SERIES

This page contains sample Teaching and Learning materials to download. These units supports Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in literacy and mathematics, especially through modeling the investigation process. Because of the interdisciplinary nature of archaeology, students can seamlessly integrate science (STEM) with literacy, mathematics, social studies, and history.

Discover the past through evidence from rock art sites!

In this curriculum, students examine the distant past through ancient images that people created and left on stone. Explore how archaeologists study rock art to understand past cultures and learn that rock art was a form of communication before there was written language. Students observe an authentic rock art panel and analyze two interpretation to determine the artist's message using evidence to support inferences. Students design a web page or smart phone app to help protect rock art.

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The password for downloads can be found on page 12 of the Project Archaeology: Investigating Rock Art curriculum guide.

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Discover the past through evidence from a rock art site in Colorado!

In this curriculum, students examine the past through ancient images ancestors of the Pawnee people created and left on a boulder near Fourmile Creek. You will create rock art from authentic images using two different hands-on techniques! Explore how archaeologists study rock art to understand past cultures. Using archaeological inquiry, students observe an authentic rock art panel called Fourmile Petroglyph and make inferences. Cultural background on the Pawnee and an interpretation is provided by Matt Reed, a citizen of the Pawnee tribe. In a short research project, students employ primary sources such as authentic archaeological data and oral history to demonstrate their knowledge.

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The password for downloads can be found on page 12 of the Project Archaeology: Investigating Rock Art curriculum guide.

Discover the past through evidence from a rock art site in Montana!

In this curriculum, students examine the past through rock art created by a sheepherder during his summers in southeastern Montana.  Explore how archaeologists study rock art to understand past cultures. Using archaeological inquiry, students observe an authentic rock art panel at Medicine Rocks State Park and make inferences. Cultural background on sheepherding in Montana and an interpretation is provided by Sandy Repplinger, a historic resident of Carter County. In a short research project, students employ primary sources such as authentic archaeological data and oral history to demonstrate their knowledge.

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The password for downloads can be found on page 12 of the Project Archaeology: Investigating Rock Art curriculum guide.

Discover the past through evidence from a rock art site in Alabama!

In this curriculum, students examine the distant past through ancient images ancestors of the Chickasaw people created a left on a bluff overlooking the Tennessee River.

Create rock art from authentic images using two different hands-on techniques.

Explore how archaeologists study rock are to understand past cultures. Using archaeological inquiry, student observe an authentic rock art panel at Painted Bluff and make inferences. Cultural background on the Chickasaw and an interpretation is provided by LaDonna Brown, a citizen of the Chickasaw tribe. In a short research project, students employ primary sources such as authentic archaeological data and oral history to demonstrate their knowledge.

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The password for downloads can be found on page 12 of the Project Archaeology: Investigating Rock Art curriculum guide.