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Ancient Americas
Seventh graders compare artifacts used by archaeologists to theorize the first inhabitants of the Americas migrated from Asia across the Bering Land Bridge.
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Athabaskan Migration & Bering Strait
Students study Athabaskan migration patterns and the Bering Strait Land Bridge theory. They investigate the importance of the expansion of trade and compare the differences between American Indian oral tradition accounts of origin and...
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Athabaskan Migration & Bering Strait
Pupils examine the various migration patterns of the Athabaskan. In groups, they discuss the Bering Strait Land Bridge theory of migration and take notes on a lecture from their teacher. To end the lesson, they brainstorm the...
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America's Stone Age Explorers
Students watch a Nova program examining the earliest in habitants of the Americas. In groups. they take notes on various topics covered in the program. Among the topics covered are: the Clovis people, Solutrean culture, migration...
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The Old North Trail
Students engage in a lesson to find information about the old trails of North America that were used by Native Americans. Specifically, they conduct research to find the history of The Old North Trail. The teacher shares several theories...
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National Park Service: Bering Land Bridge National Preserve
Hands-on curriculum unit in which students will explore the Bering Land Bridge National Preserve and learn about the past and present cultures of this arctic landscape. Students will also discover the plants, animals, and geology of this...
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National Park Service: Bering Land Bridge Alaska
The National Park Service provides information on a land bridge that connected North America to Siberia. What happened to the 2 mile thick glacier? Find out!
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Trans Pacific Project: Transpacific Migrations
What an incredible resource that looks at Transpacific migrations peopling the Western Hemisphere, the Pacific islands, and the Chinese diaspora. Included is information about genetic research that traces DNA patterns across the world....
University of California
Beringia Chronology: Prehistoric Beringia
Extensive coverage of the prehistoric era where groups settled into the region called Beringia from the Bering Land Bridge that once connected North America and Asia. Provides information about various groups, where they settled, and...
University of Wisconsin
The Why Files: Amblin' to Alaska
A look at the new methods of dating the Bering Strait land bridge and the subsequent implications to the peopling of Americas' theories.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Indigenous Peoples of the Americas
Looks at migration theories proposed in regard to the early peopling of the Americas, European colonization, early agriculture and culture. Also looks at contemporary indigenous groups, then groups within each country in the Americas.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: The First Americans
Brief overview on the history and theory of migration of the first inhabitants of North America. Links to Wikipedia for definitions are embedded in the text.
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Phmc: Paleoindian Period: 16,000 to 10,000 Years Ago
A good description of the theories behind the various migration routes into the Americas, the evidence for pre-Clovis culture in the eastern part of America, and a discussion of the paleoindian sites particularly in Pennsylviania.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Unit 1 Early Life in the Western Hemisphere
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a great unit for teaching how the early people migrated to the Americas through the Land Bridge Theory and some of the different characteristics of the Native America's culture.
BBC
Bbc: North America's First People
Easy-to-understand explanations for the theories revolving around first Americans. Each theory: Clovis First and Pacific Coast Route, is explained as well as the basis for the debate.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Tundra Vole
Tundra Voles have the northernmost distribution of any North American species of Microtus. They are widespread in northern latitudes in Eurasia, too, where they are known as Root Voles, and probably migrated to North America across the...
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Bering Landbridge Animation
During the last ice age the water level in the oceans fell by more than 120 metres. The drop in water levels exposed the floor of the Bering Straight. Over time, people from Asia migrated across this "land bridge" to North America. As...
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Paleoindian Cultural Complexes
Excellent overview of early migration theories, including Bering Land Bridge (Clovis), Coastal Migration Route, Megafauna extinction, European hypothesis, etc. Site offers additional links that expand on theories as well as a timeline...