Field Trips

Life at Tumacácori

Grade Level:
Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Subject:
Social Studies
State Standards:
3.SP3.1, 3.SP3.3, 3.SP3.4, 3G1.1, 3G2.1, 3.G3.1, 3.G4, 3G4.1, 3.H1.1, 3.H2.1, 4.SP1.1, 4.SP1.2, 4.SP1.3, 4.SP2.1, 4.SP2.2, 4G1.1, 4G2.1, 4.G3.1, 3.G4, 4G4.1, 4.H2.1, 4.H2.2, 3.SL.1, 3.SL.2, 4.SL.1, 4.SL.3

  • Grade levels: Third through Fourth
  • Subject(s): Social Studies, Arizona Studies, History, Geography, Literacy
Students will investigate how mission life differed from traditional O'odham village life.
Tumacácori was established as a mission community; its entire purpose was to transform the local beliefs, cultures, and foods into those that were valued in Europe. Students will investigate how mission life differed from traditional O’odham village life. Did mission children go to school? What did they eat? How does construction of a traditional O’odham home compare to a mission church built from mud? Learn why, when, where and how, as you tour the park’s orchard, garden, and church with a ranger.Students will practice the technique of grinding seeds and grain into flour using a traditional mano and metate and learn how to “mud” an O’odham home. Be prepared to get your hands dirty.

Tags: indigenous history indigenous heritage mission life arizona history

Last updated: January 6, 2023