• A quiet summer walk through the Marching Bear Group of effigy mounds

    Effigy Mounds

    National Monument Iowa

Woodland Celebration

 

Woodland Celebration

Strand: Home Economics
Grade Level: 4 - 6
Duration: 45 minutes; depending upon recipe
Location: classroom
Objective: Students should gain an understanding of the Woodland people by experiencing their customs through food.
Materials: Native American recipes
depends on chosen recipe
Vocabulary: custom
Procedure:
  1. Discuss the crops that are grown in the area. Name the fruits and vegetables that are grown in orchards or gardens. What types of food are available in this area? As gatherers the Woodland people used what food was available to them in this area. Many foods contained corn and other grains, seeds berries, and nuts.
  2. Choose one or more of the recipes to prepare. The following recipes are included:
  3. Gather ingredients and prepare food
 






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Effigy Mounds National Monument

 

Did You Know?

Fire Point Mound Group

Stephen H. Long, of the U.S. Army's Topographical Engineers, explored and described the Effigy Mounds National Monument region in expeditions undertaken in 1817 and 1823. Long was one of the first to document the presence of mounds in the Upper Mississippi River Valley.