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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ecoregions of Texas

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders discuss why hunter-gatherers might have favored certain areas in which to live. In pairs, they research specific regions to examine in depth. Students present their eco-region vegetation findings (in this case Central...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ecoregions of Texas

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students map the ecoregions in Texas and illustrate the vegetation native to the region. They will use their maps to investigate why prehistoric hunter-gatherers might have decided to live in one area over another, such as the ancient...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Native Americans at Rose Bay

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Pupils examine the Timken Native Americans of the 1400s and their culture of hunter-gatherers. They study the necessary vocabulary using a number of activities.
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Website
Other

Early Cultures: Pre European Peoples of Wisconsin: Archaic Tradition

For Students 9th - 10th
The Indians in the Archaic period changed somewhat from the Paleo-Indians before them. Find out about the game they hunted, and the changes in the tools they used. Find a handy chart that consolidates the information about the Archaic...
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Interactive
Curated OER

Cbc: Human Odyssey: A World of Extremes

For Students 9th - 10th
Immerse yourself in the nomadic worlds of people who live in extreme environments. The Badjao are sea nomads in the Philippines who still live a hunter-gatherer existence but they do it on water. The Bushmen are desert nomads living in...
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Handout
Other

Saudi Aramco World: Beginning of the End for Hunter Gatherers

For Students 9th - 10th
Article details the remarkable archaeological discoveries in a region of Turkey where excavations at a Neolithic site point to a society in transition, from nomadic to agricultural.
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Website
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Comission

Explore Pa History: Meadowcroft Rockshelter Historical Marker

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting article about the Meadowcroft Rockshelter and how archaeologists were able to dig through enough strata to determine that it was the home for paleo-Indians in Pennsylvania about 16,000 years ago. See pictures of some of...
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Graphic
Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.

New Georgia Encyclopedia: Coastal Shell Rings

For Students 9th - 10th
This article explains what shell rings are and why they are important in understanding the daily life and culture of Archaic Period groups living in the southeast United States. Read about the theories of the ring sites in terms of...
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Handout
Travel Document Systems

Tds: Mozambique: History

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Mozambique's history as a colony of Portugal, its eventual independence, and the problems that brought. Information is from the U.S. State Dept. Background Notes.
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Handout
Travel Document Systems

Tds: Solomon Islands: History

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the history of the people who inhabited Solomon Islands, their importance in World War II, and the recent history. Information is from the U.S. State Dept. Background Notes.
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Website
Other

Colonial America: Native American Cultures

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief look at the Native American cultures before Contact and some discussion of the interaction with Europeans after Columbus. From an on-line American History textbook.
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Article
Other

Rolf E. Moore and Texarch Associates: Texas Indians: A Little Basic Anthropology

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this article to find out how anthropologists study Native American culture. You can find out about governmental organization, the difference between farmers and hunter-gatherers, and discussion about language. A great summary of...
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Handout
BBC

Bbc: Life as a Hunter Gatherer

For Students 9th - 10th
A BBC News article that describes the work of Hugh Brody, a researcher of groups that live by hunting and gathering for natural and food resources. Brody describes his experiences of living with the Inuits in the Arctic who hunt and fish...