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Living in the Oak Woodlands: Early People of the Jewett Mine Area Lesson Plan

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Living in the Oak Woodlands: Early People of the Jewett Mine Area

Students are introduced to the early peoples living in the Jewett Mine area. After viewing transparencies, they view pictures of the mine today and its main area of production. For each picture, they develop symbols and captions about what they believe is occurring. They discuss which tools are still used today to end the lesson.

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