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- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Level: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
- Subjects: Social Studies
- Tags: Florence Hawley Ellis,archeology,archaeology,math,crashing the gates series,Women's History,women in science,en espanol,women in the nps
Students will learn about the challenges that 19th- and 20th-century women faced when choosing a career path. They will then read a biography of Florence Hawley Ellis, one of the earliest American women to break into the male-dominated field of archeology. Este plan de clase con actividades incluido también está disponible en español.
- Chaco Culture National Historical Park
Scouts and Shovels: “Crashing the Gates” with Bertha Dutton
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Level: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
- Subjects: Social Studies
- Tags: Bertha Dutton,archeology,Women's History,Chaco Culture National Historical Park,Girl Scouts,archaeology,crashing the gates series,women in science,en espanol,women in the nps
Bertha Dutton was one of the first female archeologists who worked with the National Park Service. This lesson plan emphasizes her original methodologies and why her work was so important to both women’s history and cultural resource preservation. Este plan de clase con actividades incluido también está disponible en español.
- Chaco Culture National Historical Park
Ancient Observatories
- Type: Teacher Reference Materials
- Grade Level: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
- Subjects: Science,Social Studies
- Tags: american indian history and culture,archaeology,physical science
Ancient carving on rock
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Level: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
- Subjects: Literacy and Language Arts,Social Studies
Essential question: How did the ancestral Pueblos make their pottery? What did they use to paint their pottery, and how did they choose their designs? Students will be able to: Identify the stylistic attributes of Acoma, Jemez, San Ildefonso, and Santa Clara pottery and distinguish between the traditional Acoma, Jemez, San Ildefonso, and Santa Clara pottery design motifs and forms. Recognize and create similar objects and stylistic motifs