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DISCOVER THE PAST THROUGH EVIDENCE FROM AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE IN COLORADO!
In this investigation students will use geography, history, and archaeology to learn about a basin house and the Ute people who lived in them. Examine historic photographs, artifacts, and maps of the Blue Knife Basin House located in northwestern Colorado. Students meet Clifford Duncan, a Ute tribal member, through reading a biography and oral histories. They then “uncover” a real archaeological site, classify artifacts, and infer how the geographic area of Colorado shaped the basin house. Explore the use of traditional basin house and wickiup architecture today.
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Discover the past through evidence from an archaeological site in Wisconsin!
This curriculum guide incorporates authentic archaeological and historical research paired with oral histories to teach students about the use and importance of the Wickiup in the past and present lives of Meskwaki people. In this investigation students will use geography, history, archaeology, and rock art to learn about Midwestern wickiups and the Meskwaki people who lived in them. In the 1700s the Meswaki people moved south into Illinois and west of the Mississippi into Iowa. Examine historic photographs, artifacts, and maps of the Bell Site near Oshkosh, WI. Students meet Mr. Johnathan Buffalo, a Meskwaki, through reading a biography and oral histories. Then they “uncover” a real archaeological site, classify artifacts, and infer how the geographic area of the Midwest shaped the wickiup. Explore the use of traditional wickiup architecture today and engage students in a debate on a current civic dillemma involving archaeology and preservation.
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Discover the past through evidence from a mid-20th century archaeological site at Davis Bottom, a multiracial, urban, working-class neighborhood in Lexington, Kentucky!
In this investigation, students will use geography, history, and archaeology to learn about a Kentucky shotgun house and the people who lived in it. Examine historic photographs, primary documents, artifacts, and maps of a Shotgun House shelter. Students meet Kenny Demus and the Laffoon sisters – Cissy and Mary – who grew up in rented shotgun houses, by reading their biographies. Then they “uncover” a real archaeological site, classify artifacts, study the contents of a privy, and infer how Lexington’s urban geography influenced the neighborhood and its future. Explore the history of Lexington’s working class, the meaning of neighborhood, and the definition of family. Engage students in a debate on a current civic dilemma involving archaeology and preservation, and the stereotypes we hold about the working poor. Includes texts about neighborhood history, using primary documents, investigating and interpreting privy deposits, and seeking justice for those displaced by urban development.
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Discover the past through evidence from an archaeological site in British Columbia, Canada!
In this investigation students will use geography, history, and archaeology to learn about a Northwest Coast plank house and the Tsimshian people who lived in them. Examine historic photographs, paintings, artifacts, and maps of the McNichol Creek Site located on the west coast of British Columbia. Students meet Mr. Wayne Ryan, a Tsimshian elder, by reading a biography and oral histories. They “uncover” a real archaeological site, classify artifacts, and infer how the geographic area shaped the plank house. Explore how the plank house is used today by the Tsimshian people. Includes historical texts by and about a Tsimshian elder.
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Discover the past through evidence from an archaeological site in Alaska!
This book incorporates authentic archaeological and historical research paired with oral histories to teach students about the use and importance of the Ivrulik in the past and present lives of Iñupiaq people. In this investigation students will use Alaska geography, history, and archaeology to learn about a North Slope Ivrulik (a sod house) and the Iñupiaq people who lived in them. Examine an archaeological site near Barrow, Alaska. Your students will read an oral history from an Iñupiaq elder, analyze historic photographs, “uncover” a real archaeological site, and make a toggle harpoon! Explore the use of traditional Iñupiaq architecture, and the benefits of using indigenous technology to solve problems today.
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Discover the past through evidence from an archaeological site in Kansas!
In this investigation students will use geography, history, and archaeology to learn about the earthlodge and the Pawnee people who lived in them. Examine historic photographs, artifacts, and maps of a Pawnee Earthlodge located in Kansas. Students meet Warren Pratt, a Pawnee tribal member, through reading a biography and oral histories. They then “uncover” a real archaeological site, classify artifacts, and infer how the geographic area of the Central Plains shaped the earthlodge. Explore the use of traditional earthlodge architecture today.
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Discover the past through evidence from an archaeological site in Iraq!
This unique guide incorporates authentic archaeological and historical research paired with maps and artifacts to teach students about the people who lived during the Neolithic Revolution. In this investigation students will use geography, history, and archaeology to learn about a Neolithic dwelling and the lives of people in ancient Mesopotamia. Examine primary sources, artifacts, and maps of the Jarmo site to understand the Neolithic Revolution. Students “uncover” a real archaeological site, classify artifacts, and infer how the geographic area of the Middle East shaped the dwellings. Explore the use of traditional mudbrick architecture today with Professor Salma Samar Damluji, an Iraqi architect. Engage students in a debate on a current civic dilemma involving archaeology and preservation.
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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, students will 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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Discover the past through a significant historic landmark!
In Investigating Garnet: A Historic Mining Town, students become archaeologists and historians as they use the tools and skills of inquiry to investigate Garnet, in the classroom and at the actual site. Students discover that Montana’s historic places are an excellent source of information about our past and that these landmarks continue to benefit our communities in many ways. Designed for 3rd – 5th grade students, this curriculum is adaptable for any other region with mining activity.
Students will use Montana geography and history to learn about a historic mining town in Montana and the people who lived in this important place. Examine a historic site located in western Montana. Your students will analyze primary document such as historic photographs and census records. Explore the history of this enticing place and teach your students the importance of preserving and re-using historic structures. One thousand people called Garnet home in the 1890s as they scoured the mountains for gold. Largely abandoned 20 years later when the gold ran out, today the town is well-preserved and offers a glimpse into the struggles of those early miners and homesteaders.
