Discovering Archaeology in New Mexico
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Intrigue of the Past: Discovering Archaeology in New Mexico supports the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies, and Science. Theguide supplements Intrigue of the Past: A Teacher’s Activity Guide for Fourth through Seventh Grades. The interdisciplinary lessons within Discovering Archaeology in New Mexico facilitate literacy instruction across the content areas while also promoting the development of critical thinking skills. Lessons include problem solving, scientific inquiry, observation-inference, cooperative learning, and citizenship skills as students learn about the people ofNew Mexico’s past and present. This curriculum uses information about different groups of people residing inNew Mexico throughout history. Developing an understanding of the importance of stewardship of archaeological sites through the appreciation of the lives of people who previously occupiedNew Mexico is the goal. Archaeology, an interdisciplinary field, provides a natural integration of science with language arts, mathematics, social studies, and history.
Intrigue of the Past: Discovering Archaeology in New Mexico is published by the Bureau of Land Management’s Heritage Education Program, Project Archaeology.
CONTENTS
vi Introduction
viii Foreword
x Preface
xi Introduction to Educators
xii How to Use This Book
xiii Illustration Credits
2 The Archaic Period
3 The AncestralPueblo: Basketmaker II toPuebloI
4 The Ancestral Pueblo: PuebloII
5 The Ancestral Pueblo: PuebloIII toPuebloIV
6 The Mogollon Area
7 The Spanish Entrada and the Early Spanish Colonial Period
8 The Athapaskan Peoples of New Mexico
APPENDICES
1 Teacher Lesson Plans
2 References
3 Resources for Teachers
4 Evaluation Form
5 Student Glossary
6 Index
