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Grand Canyon National Park
Time Travelers
 
Students sifting for artifacts.
Student sift for artifacts and identify them to determine how various rooms at Tusayan Pueblo were used.

This five hour program begins at Desert View Watch Tower at the East entrance of Grand Canyon National Park. Through hands-on activities, experiential learning, and the study of Ancestral Puebloan archeological sites, students will develop a connection to the prehistorical cultures and present-day people who call Grand Canyon home. Humans are survivors and we all have basic needs that the environment provides. Anthropology and archaeology teach us how the ancestral puebloan cultures managed to thrive within the restrictions of their environment and teaches us how we are similar to cultures of the past.

Program objectives
Students will be able to:

1. Describe the similarities and differences between the ancient cultures and their own.

2. Demonstrate proficiency using basic archeological techniques and tools.

3. Make inferences based upon observations regarding cultural lifestyles of ancestral puebloan people.

4. Recognize limitations of habitat and carrying capacity of an environment and ways they can become better stewards of our natural resources.

Teacher resources
Grand Canyon resources for teachers
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THE INNER GORGE OF THE GRAND CANYON, 1200 feet (366m)  

Did You Know?
Within the Grand Canyon, the rugged, V-shaped Inner Gorge rises darkly from the Colorado River. The broad shelf above it is the Tonto Platform, which spreads like a green blanket across both sides of the canyon. the Inner Gorge achieves a depth of over 1200 feet (366m)

Last Updated: December 13, 2006 at 17:52 EST