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Unit Plan
Curated OER

National Park Service: Southeastern Prehistory: Paleoindian Period

For Students 9th - 10th
Paleoindians were great wanderers, traveling across the continent to the southeast. Read about the archaeological findings that give clues about their culture there. Be sure to click on the information on carbon dating to help understand...
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Website
Other

Webmineral: Quartz

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is filled with information on the mineral quartz. General information, images, physical properties, and resources are also included.
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Handout
University of Iowa

University of Iowa: Flintknapping

For Students 9th - 10th
Although not specifically about Clovis points, this article shows how early man made arrowheads and other stone tools through a process called flintknapping.
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Website
PBS

Nova: America's Stone Age Explorers: The Fenn Cache

For Students 9th - 10th
A close-up look at ten beautiful Clovis points made from several different materials found in what is known as the Fenn Cache.
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Graphic
Other

Geology.com: Rocks: Pictures of Sedimentary Rocks

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents photographs of examples of clastic, chemical, and organic sedimentary rocks, with short descriptions underneath each rock image. Each rock name is also linked to its own dedicated page with a great deal of additional information...