| Strand: |
Science |
| Grade Level: |
1 - 3 |
| Duration: |
20 minutes |
| Location: |
classroom |
| Objective: |
The students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of burial
mounds of the Woodland Culture through the drawing and labeling pictures of the mounds
(option 1) or by correctly matching the mound shape to the description (option 2) |
| Materials: |
Option 1:
paper
crayonsOption 2:
copies of worksheet
pencil or crayons |
| Vocabulary: |
burial mound
conical
compound
linear
effigy |
| Procedure: |
Option 1:
- After a brief discussion of the field trip to Effigy Mounds National Monument, have the
children draw the shapes of the 4 different types of mounds they saw (as many as they can
remember).
- Write the names of the 4 types of mounds on the board for the children
- Have the children label their drawings
- Share as a class and make sure everyone has the mounds
labeled correctly on their paper
- The children could work on this project in small groups or in pairs
Option 2:
- Discuss the field trip with the children
- Distribute a copy of the "Match the Mounds"
sheet to each child
- Have them complete the worksheet individually, in pairs, or small groups
- Share the answers as a class to make sure everyone has their paper correct
- Option: the children could color the worksheet
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