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Athabaskan Migration & Bering Strait

For Teachers 10th - 12th
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

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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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Ancient Americas

For Teachers 7th
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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Native American

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this music worksheet, students identify and describe the Native Americans. They respond to several questions about the music of the Native Americans and their dancing. Students also identify and name various musical signs and symbols...
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America's Stone Age Explorers

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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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Lesson Plan
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American Civilization - The Ice Age

For Teachers 1st
First graders discuss the Ice Age land bridge over the Bering Straits and how it affected the population of the Americas. They construct a clay model of the land bridge and research common animals of the time.
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The Old North Trail

For Teachers 4th - 8th
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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Worksheet
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Advanced Critical Reading - Columbian Exchange

For Students 6th - 10th
In this critical reading worksheet, students read a short passage about the Columbian Exchange and then answer questions based on the reading. Students answer questions by making inferences, determining author's point of view and use...
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Worksheet
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Boombox Classroom: Native American

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this music instructional activity, students circle names of Native American tribes or nations. They answer three true/false questions. Students answer 3 multiple choice question about the history of Native America. They name 8 music...
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National Park Service: Bering Land Bridge National Preserve

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
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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Website
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National Park Service: Bering Land Bridge Alaska

For Students 9th - 10th
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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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Land Bridge Theory

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart introduces the Land Bridge Theory. This is a 4th grade lesson.
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University of Wisconsin

The Why Files: Amblin' to Alaska

For Students 9th - 10th
A look at the new methods of dating the Bering Strait land bridge and the subsequent implications to the peopling of Americas' theories.
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University of California

Beringia Chronology: Prehistoric Beringia

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Website
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National Park Service: What Is Beringia?

For Students 6th - 8th
This resource provides a brief explanation of Beringia, the geographical region surrounding the Bering Strait.
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eBook
University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Early America: The First Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
Gives an overview of the timeline of humans establishing themselves in the Americas, starting with the crossing of the Bering Sea land bridge some time before 12,000 B.C. Archaeological evidence shows humans moving south and eventually...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Unit 1 Early Life in the Western Hemisphere

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[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.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Indigenous Peoples of the Americas

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Other

Phmc: Paleoindian Period: 16,000 to 10,000 Years Ago

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Other

Trans Pacific Project: Transpacific Migrations

For Students 9th - 10th
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....
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Texas A&M University

Csfa: Circum Pacific Research by the Csfa

For Students 9th - 10th
Center for the Study of the First Americans at Texas A & M University is researching many different sites across North America looking in to theories of "Clovis First" and "Pre-Clovis" as to who were the first people to inhabit North...
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BBC

Bbc: North America's First People

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Bering Landbridge Animation

For Students 9th - 10th
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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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: The First Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
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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