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Jamestown Fort: Finding History

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students identify artifacts discovered from the exploration of the Jamestown fort in order to help them create a short fictional account about the lives of Jamestown's first inhabitants. In this history instructional activity, students...
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How Do They Know That

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explore methods for reconstructing the past. In this forest succession lesson, students examine forest succession and how to read the land in order to predict patterns of change. Young scholars will visit a historical...
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Spelling Packet: Level 3, set 13

For Students 3rd
In this spelling packet:  level 3, set 13 worksheet, 3rd graders study 10 words, make flashcards, alphabetize them, find them in a word search, unscramble the letters, write each word 3 times and write a sentence for each word.
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Coordinate Grid: Mapping an Archaeological Site

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine how archaeologists preserve context of sites through use of rectangular grid or Cartesian coordinate system, and develop sense of distance by pacing off and estimating distances.
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Location, Location, Location: Using a Grid to Determine Context

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders are introduced to making inferences about artifacts. Using a grid system, they locate the artifacts and determine where they originated from. They use this information to make conclusions about the way people lived...
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Mapping with a Compass: A Simulated Survey

For Teachers 4th
Students use compasses and grids to map the locations of artifacts found in a simulated dig site. In groups, they role-play as future archeologists excavating a school site. Groups begin at their assigned datum and site the artifacts...
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Coordinate Plane Treasure Hunt

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create a treasure map by plotting points on a coordinate plane using a computer drawing program. Students name and identify different landmasses and structures on their map. They create instructions to find the treasure that...
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How Perceptions of Cultures Influences Perceptions and Historical Outcomes

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research different ethnic groups that lived in the United States. They compare and contrast Spanish, African American and Native American cultures and how American culture interacted with them. They present their findings...
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Investigating History with Kidd Gloves

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars act as historical archeologists and use their analytical skills to deduce, from lists of items related to historic figures, accurate details about the lives of those people.
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Scientific Thinking

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students participate in four different activities which reinforce an understanding of they way scientists think about the world. They make careful observations of two different pennies, write the procedure for making a peanut butter and...
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Dell House Dig

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students experience an archaeological dig exploring off the shore of Black Hawk Island and Wisconsin River. They study in the same place where the infamous Dell House once stood. Dell House and its historical significance is reviewed...
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Cathlapolte.... Catching Time's Secrets

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders investigate nature by studying a Chinook village from the past.  In this sustainable living lesson plan, 3rd graders examine the architecture, environment and activities of the Chinook people.  Students create a "needs"...
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The Battle of Stones River: The Soldiers' Story

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners organize items in a "doohickey kit" distributed by the teachers, creating categories using classification schemes. In this classification activity, students compare systems within groups and write questions that could be...
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Back From the Future

For Teachers 7th - 12th
In this activity, students have the opportunity to step away from the daily life of their school community and examine its culture from the point of view of someone from the future.
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A Monument for Marine Conservation

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students explore the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands to discover what's there and pick up clues as to how people have both harmed and helped the native habitats. They study another protected area and see how to balance conservation efforts...
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Mapping and Excavating a Jello Mold

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders, in groups, map the three layers of different colored jello layers in molds and note the placement of fruit in them. On the grid paper they draw each grape, raisin, or other object and carefully remove each layer. After...
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Social Studies: Cooking Methods - Past and Present

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders identify geographic regions (Texas' Edwards Plateau) and sequence steps in the hot rock cooking process. They compare and contrast prehistoric and contemporary cooking methods. Students conduct online research and record...
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The Art of the Quilt

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students examine why fabric was first sewn in layers and how it was used. They identify, compare and make 3 different fabric design types which will become a basis for looking at the quilts created by African Americans. They begin the...
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Layers of The Past

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders identify methods archaeologists use to date soil layers. They interpret soil profiles and discuss the examination of soil at a dig site. They discuss texture and color of soil.
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The Mound Builders

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine mound building Indian tribes. They identify the two groups of Mound-Building Indians and explore the reasons for building mounds. Students identify places where the mounds exist. They create a model of an Indian mound.
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Teamwork Puzzle

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students take the opportunity to discover how teamwork can be used for problem solving and critical thinking skills. They use a duplicated picture of The Colossal Head which is cut into puzzle pieces and reassemble.
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The Anasazi

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate and determine the origins of the ancient Anasazi who inhabited present-day Utah and the Four-Corners-Region, after receiving direct instruction and carrying out activities in cooperative group settings. They...
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Corrosion/Conservation/Preservation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the reasons why metal corrodes in regard to metal artifacts. In groups, they discover the affects of salt water on metal and compare the type of corrosion found on iron. They also research the types of metal...
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CSI: Native America

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students discuss the murders of Native Americans in Indiana. In groups, they research and make drawings of the scene as if they were part of a CSI team. They complete any needed experiments to help them solve the crime and create a...

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