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Learners study rock art they use art materials, colored photographs and rock art examples to: differentiate between symbol, petroglyph, pictograph, and rock art. They interpret rock art to illustrate its importance in the cultural heritage of a people and as a tool for exploring about the past.

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rock art, pictograph, graphs

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petroglyps, pictograph, rock art, rock art panel, symbol, science
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6th - 8th
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Science
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