Format
Program involves analysis of collections of both real and simulated artifacts from various time periods.
Objectives
• Identify artifacts and the materials used to create them
• Distinguish between cultural groups by comparing and contrasting artifacts from those groups
• Explain how and why successive cultural groups changed their lifestyles
• Identify basic processes of archaeology
Standards Alignment
National Standards
Please see Ohio standards below.
State Standards
Ohio State Standards
Grade 1: History – Heritage
• The way basic human needs are met has changed over time.
Grade 1: Math – Measurement and Data
• Measure lengths indirectly and by iterating length units.
Grade 1: Geography – Human Systems
• Families interact with the physical environment differently in different times and places.
• Diverse cultural practices address basic human needs in various ways and may change over
time.
Grade 2: Geography – Human Systems
• Human activities alter the physical environment, both positively and negatively.
• Cultures develop in unique ways, in part through the influence of the physical environment.
• Interactions among cultures lead to sharing ways of life
Grade 2: Math – Measurement and Data
• Measure and estimate lengths in standard units.