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Why is the Past Important?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discuss the importance of North Carolina's archaeological heritage. They share with the class an object, photograph, or drawing of an object that represents their own or their family's past.
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Past v. Present: Using Geography & Anthropology

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students examine artifacts and documents from their Canadian community. They analyze early Canadian history and make predictions about the future of the country.
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A History of Changing Foods

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students conduct Internet research to determine how food preparation and recipes have changed over time. They trace a favorite food through time, complete a worksheet and compare diets from different eras.
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Food in History

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research, predict and offer solutions regarding factors that affect current or future food crops could result in economic, political or social changes.
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Four Ancient River Civilizations

For Teachers 1st
Students explore how the environment shapes man, how man transformed his world, nd how art became part of the human process. The group is divided into clans and their migratory routes developed in the eight lessons of this unit.
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Living at the Seashore

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students examine how the proximity of all areas of Japan to the ocean influences lifestyles and determines occupations for the people. This lesson includes lesson extensions and a concept list.
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My How Things Have Changed

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders discuss the impact geography had on hunter-gatherer societies, their toolmaking. They work in groups to create a Web page that links pictures of artifacts to explanations about what the artifact tell us about the lives of...
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Windows of Wisconsin (History)

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders research the history of Wisconsin. They explore Wisconsin's culture, sovereignty and environment. Using multiple computer technology resources (computer, scanner, camera, internet), 4th graders develop a book on the...
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Medicine Through Time

For Students 6th - 7th
In this medicine in history worksheet, students read through the questions about the history of medicine. Students give short answers to the 18 questions.
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Prehistory of the Andean Peoples (1998)

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive coverage of South America prehistory. Site and links include enormous photo gallery, essays, and bibliographies for topics such as Chavin, Moche, and Inca cultures, cultural monuments, and migration theories.
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Website
BBC

Bbc: British Prehistory: Iron Age Tasks

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about and view images of Iron Age tasks.Twelve images and descriptions demonstrate a variety of tools that Iron Age Britons used to accomplish tasks necessary for everyday life. Archived.
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Handout
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Key Points for Studying Global Prehistory

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a handy study guide for key points about prehistoric times, specifically art during this period. Includes definitions and a specific details about each continent during this period.
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Handout
BBC

Bbc: History: British Prehistory

For Students 9th - 10th
Site from BBC contains information on the Britons, the Tribes of Britain, the Mummies of Cladh Hallan, Life in an Iron Age Village, and more information on the prehistoric British Isles. Archived.
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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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Perigord and Prehistory

For Students 9th - 10th
A bilingual site, though the English is NOT a translation of the French (if you can read both, you will get more information), on the prehistoric sites to be found in Perigord, with lots of photos.
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Ohio History Central

Ohio History Central: Prehistory

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a chronological listing of the different prehistoric cultures living primarily in Ohio from the Paleoindian period to the late prehistoric period. Hyperlinks lead to individual sites about the particular cultures.
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Online Course
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: World History: Unit: Beginnings 600 Bce

For Students 9th - 10th
This virtual course from Khan Academy is a series of video tutorials and practice links that follow the world's prehistory through 600 BCE.
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Handout
BBC

Bbc History: Ancient History: British Prehistory: Peoples of Britain

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a thorough history of the early people of Britain, beginning before the Romans and continuing through the Dark Ages. Archived.
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Website
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Asuka Prehistory and Origins of the Historical Period

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a wide range of information about the Asuka period in Japan, beginning before the era and continuing through the era itself.
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Handout
Idaho State University

Imnh: Southeastern Idaho Native American Prehistory & History

For Students 9th - 10th
Site presents detailed account of the history of the first Native American groups, Shoshone and Bannock tribes, located in southeastern Idaho.
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Ohio History Central

Ohio History Connection: Ohio History Central: Ohio's Prehistoric Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
Ohio's history of human habitation goes back more than 12,000 years! Explore the prehistory in a logical fashion by clicking on the timeline and tracing people from Paleoindian, 13,000 BC to Historic Indians, 1650 AD. It's interesting to...
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Wisconsin Historical Society

Wisconsin Historical Society: A Short History of Wisconsin

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection of five essays on the history of Wisconsin is not as short as its name might indicate. It spans from the prehistory times of First Peoples up to the present, highlighting key events and people, and supplemented by many...
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New Mexico Museum of Art: Prehistory: Paleo Indian Sites

For Students 9th - 10th
Download a great map of New Mexico showing the Paleo-Indian sites from 10,000 B.C. to 5,500 BC. [pdf]
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Website
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Cbc: The Great Human Odyssey: Homo Sapiens: Child of the Ice Age

For Students 9th - 10th
A fascinating look at where humans came from. The interactive journey begins in Ethiopia over four million years ago with our ancestor, Ardipithecus ramidus. It continues at intervals along a timeline up to the present. The journey is...

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