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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cave Art

For Teachers K - 12th
Learners explore cave art. In this Neolithic Age lesson, students get into groups and research a given topic. Learners create a poster with information and visual aids. Students then look a pictures and watch a DVD about artifacts found...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cave Drawings

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students create cave drawings of their own after viewing ancient neolithic cave paintings. In this cave drawings lesson plan, students use chalk and construction paper.
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PPT
Curated OER

Chalkboard Challenge: The Beginning of Human Society

For Teachers 6th
After studying Ancient Civilizations, learners could use this jeopardy-like game as a review. Having questions relating to the Neolithic, Paleolithic Era, and more, this presentation would be a great whole class or center activity.
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PPT
Curated OER

The Origin of Humans

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Where did human beings come from? How did they settle into communities and civilizations? Your class will find the answers in this fascinating presentation, which takes the viewer through the stages of mankind, from the primitive...
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Sweet Briar College: Prehistoric Art

For Students 9th - 10th
A wealth of artifacts beginning with one of the earliest pieces of sculpture, the Venus of Willendorf and progressing through the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic periods.
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ArtQuizz

Art Quizz: Prehistoric Art (2)

For Students 9th - 10th
A quiz on Prehistoric art. This is a great tool for assessment or review and an even greater way in incorporate technology in the artroom. This site is translated from the original French version. Proof the answers before using for the...
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Paleolithic Art, an Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
Humans make art. We do this for many reasons and with whatever technologies are available to us. This essay describes some of the earliest forms of art made by humans.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Origins of Rock Art in Africa

For Students 9th - 10th
Personal ornamentation and engraved designs are the earliest evidence of art in Africa and are inextricably tied up with the development of human cognition. View pictures and read about prehistoric art in Africa.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Lascaux

For Students 9th - 10th
The Caves of Lascaux are the most famous of all of the known caves in southwestern France because of what is contained inside - painted and engraved walls. These cave paintings have shown the very human need to communicate in the form of...
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Apollo 11 Stones

For Students 9th - 10th
The Apollo 11 Stones remain the oldest examples of figurative art from the African continent. Their discovery contributes to our conception of early humanity's creative attempts, before the invention of formal writing, to express their...