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Rock Speaks
Students create primitive forms and caricatures to represent meaningful figures and/or events in their own lives, present their own works to the class, and attempt to interpret the relevant meaning from other students' work.
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Rock Art Stencil Printing
Learners will create a painting using symbols that were used by Native Americans or symbols they create based on what they have learned about symbols used in Native American rock paintings.
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Native American and Greek Myths
Fifth graders identify seven different constellations and explain a myth that accompanies it. As a class, they listen to myths associated with the Greek and Native American cultures. To end the activity, they write their own myth...
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Anasazi Culture
Students explain the cultural and historical development of the Anasazi Indians. They identify different time periods, cultures, and artifacts about the Anasazi people.
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Art and Culture
Young scholars compare and contrast the ways in which human figures are portrayed in rock art made by ancient Native American artists and in the drawings and paintings of historic European and American artists. They use images to...
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Ojibwa Arts
Students create a poem based on the Native American Ojibwa art that they read about. In this Ojibwa art lesson plan, students read captions and look at pictures of Ojibwa art and then make up a poem based on them.
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Indians in Georgia: How Do We Know What We Know?
Students discover archaeology by investigating the history of Native Americans in Georgia. In this U.S. history lesson, students participate in a mock archaeological excavation in their classroom by recovering artifacts and drawings...
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Native Lands: Indians in Georgia, How Do We Know What We Know?
Students examine Native American oral traditions. In this Georgia history lesson, students discuss Native American oral traditions and research stories of migration. Students create their own oral history projects that feature their...
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Rock Art Stories
Young scholars examine different types of rock art. They analyze them to try to figure out the meaning of the art. They create their own rock art that tells a story. They share their creation with the class.
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Rock Art
First graders create and share their own rock art based on Navajo and Hawaiian rock art.
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Rock Art
First graders create and share their own rock art. They listen and read stories: "Mathematics from Many Cultures" and "The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush."
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Pages Out of the Past
Students examine examples of rock art and the reasons why they were made. They translate the images into a creative writing piece that be attached to their own rock art.
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Vocabulary Charts
Seventh graders are introduced to the vocabulary associated with archeology. Using a dictionary, they practice finding the meaning of various words and create sentences. They also identify an appropriate use of the word and draw an...
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Rock Art
Students create replica symbols of rock are found in Wisconsin and work cooperatively to create a rock art panel. They observe rock art to find their meanings and reasons why they were created.
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What is Rock Art?
Students complete the list of vocabulary words and terms and complete the Quick Facts section of a website and answer questions using 2 or 3 sentences from the worksheet about rock art. They then have their names sent to the website and...
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Taino Indians of Puerto Rico
Learners assess a pluralistic society. In this social studies lecture, students gain information about the Taino Indians of Puerto Rico. They listen to the information for use on future assignments. This instructional activity includes...
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Cz Brats: Messages From the Past Panama's Petroglyphs
This page is an article entitled "Messages From The Past - Panama's Petroglyphs," by Louis R. Granger. It is taken from The Panama Canal Review, May 1969. It is a very interesting article about this aspect of Pre-Colombian history in...
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National Park Service: Petroglyph National Monument
Embrace the unique Petroglyph National Monument in New Mexico through this detailed resource featuring the Rio Grand Rift, petroglyphs, lesson plans and much more.
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Exploratorium: Chaco Canyon: Observation: Make Your Own Petroglyph!
This lesson scratches at the surface of early forms of written communication and teaches readers how to make their own petroglyph.
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Better Lesson: Native American Petroglyphs Close Read Compare and Contrast
Students will read an article by Byron Loosle on the meaning of Native American symbols and compare that to a video clip of an actual Native American explaining the symbols. There is a difference of opinion and students will weigh both...
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Southwest Culture Through Art: Unit and Lessons
This unit on Southwest American culture planned for sixth graders features six lesson plans on the following subjects: small group collage, exploring concepts, artifacts, pottery, petroglyph rock art pins, and architecture. (Click on...
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National Park Service: Coso Rock Art
One of America's most impressive petroglyphic and archeological complexes. The 20,000 images already documented surpass in number most other collections.
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Moab Utah Usa: Anasazi Rock Art Photos
Pictures of petroglyphs of Anasazi rock art which was an important part of the culture.
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Unesco: Mongolia: Petroglyphic Complexes of the Mongolian Altai
The numerous rock carvings and funerary monuments found in these three sites illustrate the development of culture in Mongolia over a period of 12,000 years. The earliest images reflect a time (11,000 - 6,000 BC) when the area was partly...
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