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University of Maryland

Ethnomusicology Online Journal

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a professional, peer-reviewed journal of scholarly articles about ethnomusicology. Articles and reviews are added yearly.
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Anthropological Theory

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Useful collection of resources for enhancing lessons regarding anthropological theories are provided here.
Article
A&E Television

History.com: Women's history.com: Margaret Mead

For Students 9th - 10th
A short biography of anthropologist Margaret Mead, focusing on her writings about how gender roles differ in societies around the world.
Graphic
Australian Museum

Australian Museum: Aborinigal and Torres Strait Islander

For Students 9th - 10th
The Australian Museum Online presents the anthropology of the Indigenous people of Australia. See their collection of artifacts and read about western desert art and other historical ideas about Australia.
Article
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History: Margaret Mead

For Students 9th - 10th
Encyclopedia Britannica provides a biography of Margaret Mead, noted anthropologist and prolific author.
Handout
Other

Logan Museum of Anthropology: European Prehistoric Cultures

For Students 9th - 10th
An online exhibition that provides a timeline of the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic, Bronze and Iron ages in Europe. Click on the tools for further explanations of the cultures during that era. Explanations are short, but great...
Website
University of Missouri

Museum of Anthropology: Minigalleries: Symbols of Tibetan Buddhism

For Students 9th - 10th
Examples of ritual and spiritual objects common to the practice of Buddhism in Tibet, including the prayer wheel.
Website
PBS

Mpr: The Meaning of Sioux Music and Song

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Minnesota Public Radio provides the text of a 1915 article written by musician and self-trained anthropologist, Frances Densmore. Densmore spent years studying the music and culture of the Teton Sioux and other native...
Handout
Talk Origins Archive

Talkorigins: Biography: Donald Johanson

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Donald Johanson, an anthropologist who has discovered many homo erectus skeletons.
Website
Other

National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City

For Students 9th - 10th
There are two exhibitions available online: Formative Mesoamerico and Teotihuacan. Both exhibits have pictures and narratives.
Website
University of California

Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A great place to visit for anyone living/teaching in the Bay Area of California. Nonetheless, the on-line education department offers great resources for people all over the country for topics such as California Indian cultures, Mexican...
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Up Close With a Zapotec Urn

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This ReadWorks reading from the American Museum of Natural Anthropology's website called OLogy provides a curator's interview with an Zapotec urn. Visual cues are provided to support the passage, and...
Lesson Plan
Google

Louisiana Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Grade 8: Written in Bone: Unit Files

For Teachers 7th
A Google Drive folder with instructional presentations, discussion questions, student activities, and assessments for the text, Written in Bone.
Website
Other

Csac: Turkish Village

For Students 9th - 10th
An anthropological study of one Turkish village from the late 19th century to recent times. This is a full length book study written by a very well known anthropologist. Includes maps, historical background, etc.
Website
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th Century Chesapeake

For Students 9th - 10th
This very thorough site will fascinate those interested in forensic anthropology. You will learn what you can read from bones, how a face can be reconstructed from a skull, clues you can read from a burial, and about forensic cases both...
Article
University of California

Uc San Diego: Anthropology: Background Note on Tea

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the history of tea, and its importance to the economy, culture, and traditions of China.
Graphic
Other

Logan Museum of Anthropology: Hohokam

For Students 9th - 10th
The focus of this museum site is the pottery of the Hohokam that can be seen on exhibit. There is a short descrption of the Hohokam culture along with the examples of the Hohokam Buff Ware.
Activity
Other

Introduction to Anthropology: Taylorism and Fordism

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the precepts of Frederick Taylor and Henry Ford in their applications of scientific business management that improved productivity and increased output of consumer goods.
Handout
Penn Museum

Penn Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology: Funerary Feast of King Midas

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed information is available on this rich site about the archaeological discovery and excavation of King Midas' burial mound.
Handout
University of Missouri

Museum of Anthropology: Paleoindian Archaeology: Clovis Stone Tools

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a good description of how Clovis projectile points were made. Included is a good comparison between Clovis, Folsom, and Dalton points. See photographs of several Clovis points found in western North America.
Activity
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Wanted Butch and Sundance: Classroom Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Examine how forensic anthropologists use data to investigate skeletal remains and use a data chart to estimate how tall a person might have been from the length of his or her bones.
Unit Plan
Able Media

Ablemedia: Unearthing the Lost City of a Burbe Suburbe

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is provided for by Ablemedia. Unique simulation activity where students "Discover," an ancient city and complete tasks to compile a history of the city and finally create a 3-D model of the city. Could be adapted for many...
Website
California State University

Urbanowicz on Darwin: The Life & Death of Charles Darwin

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a paper written by Dr. Charles Urbanowicz, anthropologist at California State University. It deals extensively with the life and death of Charles Darwin, his research, and the publication of his book, "The Origin...
Website
Penn Museum

Penn Museum: Ancient Greek World

For Students 9th - 10th
Massive site for information on the ancient Greek world. Follow the navigation at the top of the page for detailed sections on time periods, daily life, religion and death, economy, and more. Each section includes pictures of artifacts...

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