Time Travelers
Student sift for artifacts and identify them to determine how various rooms at Tusayan Pueblo were used. Click here for a Time Travelers lesson plan, which includes a list of Arizona state teaching standards addressed in the program. During the program, students will describe the similarities and differences between the ancient cultures and their own. They will learn basic archeological techniques, and will conduct a sifting activity to look for and record artifacts. From the artifacts they find, they will make inferences, based upon observations, regarding cultural lifestyles of Ancestral Puebloan people. To connect with the lives of children who lived 900 years ago, they will play a version of traditional hoop and stick game. Additionally, they will tour the Tusayan Pueblo ruins, the Tusayan archeological museum, and the historic Desert View Watchtower. |
Did You Know?
Kolb Studio was once the home and business of the Kolb brothers, pioneering photographers at Grand Canyon. Today you can visit free art exhibits in the auditorium and shop in the bookstore. The studio is located in the Village Historic District, at the Bright Angel Trailhead. Open daily. More...