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Why is the Past Important?
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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)
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.
BBC
Bbc: British Prehistory: Iron Age Tasks
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.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Key Points for Studying Global Prehistory
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.
BBC
Bbc: History: British Prehistory
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
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
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.
Ohio History Central
Ohio History Central: Prehistory
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.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: World History: Unit: Beginnings 600 Bce
This virtual course from Khan Academy is a series of video tutorials and practice links that follow the world's prehistory through 600 BCE.
BBC
Bbc History: Ancient History: British Prehistory: Peoples of Britain
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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Asuka Prehistory and Origins of the Historical Period
This site provides a wide range of information about the Asuka period in Japan, beginning before the era and continuing through the era itself.
Idaho State University
Imnh: Southeastern Idaho Native American Prehistory & History
Site presents detailed account of the history of the first Native American groups, Shoshone and Bannock tribes, located in southeastern Idaho.
Ohio History Central
Ohio History Connection: Ohio History Central: Ohio's Prehistoric Timeline
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...
Wisconsin Historical Society
Wisconsin Historical Society: A Short History of Wisconsin
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
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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Cbc: The Great Human Odyssey: Homo Sapiens: Child of the Ice Age
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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