Last updated: May 12, 2020
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Know The Lingo!
These terms will help you understand the kinds of issues and concepts that are related to adventuring into the world of historic preservation, conservation and discovery. Read through the list of terms, and their definitions, and complete at least three of the activities below.
Definition: Assigns a defining characteristic to a person, animal, place, or thing.
Activity: Look out the window and find an object in your view to identify (mammal, building, tree, bird, bicycle) and describe some of the features.
Activity: Look out the window and find an object in your view to identify (mammal, building, tree, bird, bicycle) and describe some of the features.
Definition: A devoting, using, or giving of time, talent, emotional energy, etc., as for a purpose or to achieve an outcome.
Definition: Arranged in the order of time.
Activity: Ask an older sibling or an adult in your house to give you 5 different food items from your kitchen that have expiration dates on them. Then arrange them chronologically, from first to expire to last to expire.
Activity: Ask an older sibling or an adult in your house to give you 5 different food items from your kitchen that have expiration dates on them. Then arrange them chronologically, from first to expire to last to expire.
Definition: The introduction of harmful substances or products into the environment.
Activity: Part 1 - Go for a walk with an adult, and see how many pollutants you can count (oil spots in the driveway, dog poop, litter, food waste, etc.) Part 2 - Unfortunately, trash does not always end up in the proper places, like trash cans and recycle containers. With an adult, adventure outside and find a piece of litter that you can safely pick up and put in the trash to reduce the pollution in our environment. You may want gloves, or a paper towel to use as a barrier. Wash your hands after!
Activity: Part 1 - Go for a walk with an adult, and see how many pollutants you can count (oil spots in the driveway, dog poop, litter, food waste, etc.) Part 2 - Unfortunately, trash does not always end up in the proper places, like trash cans and recycle containers. With an adult, adventure outside and find a piece of litter that you can safely pick up and put in the trash to reduce the pollution in our environment. You may want gloves, or a paper towel to use as a barrier. Wash your hands after!
Definition: How one views something in the distance relative to their location.
Definition: When size, form, or parts opposite of each other are equal.
Activity: Make a paper snowflake! Get, or make, a square piece of paper and fold it into smaller and smaller triangles, and then cut shapes into it using scissors. Once you're finished, open it back up, and see how many lines of symmetry you can count. Here are some more detailed instructions with photos if you need help getting started, or want to try to make a more difficult snowflake.
Activity: Make a paper snowflake! Get, or make, a square piece of paper and fold it into smaller and smaller triangles, and then cut shapes into it using scissors. Once you're finished, open it back up, and see how many lines of symmetry you can count. Here are some more detailed instructions with photos if you need help getting started, or want to try to make a more difficult snowflake.
Definition: A time period that related to the 13 British Colonies that later became the United States of America.
Activity: Watch this"Flocabulary" video about the 13th Colonies... What group of Colonies did Delaware belong to?
Activity: Watch this"Flocabulary" video about the 13th Colonies... What group of Colonies did Delaware belong to?
Definition: Words, thoughts, items, practices that are handed down from an older member of a family or culture to a younger member of a family or culture.
Activity: Visit Yosemite's website to learn about the Miwok people and their traditions. Think about the kind of traditions your family has, and what you would want to pass down to younger members of your family.
Activity: Visit Yosemite's website to learn about the Miwok people and their traditions. Think about the kind of traditions your family has, and what you would want to pass down to younger members of your family.
Definition: The protection of buildings, objects, and landscapes.
Definition: The study of artifacts, old buildings, monuments, and everyday items from the past found in the ground.
Activity: Visit Kenai Fjords National Park's website to learn how archaeologists in Alaska are unearthing clues as to why and how human culture has changed through the years. If you were to make a time capsule to bury for an archaeologist to find 100 years from now, what items would you choose to represent you and the present day?
Activity: Visit Kenai Fjords National Park's website to learn how archaeologists in Alaska are unearthing clues as to why and how human culture has changed through the years. If you were to make a time capsule to bury for an archaeologist to find 100 years from now, what items would you choose to represent you and the present day?
Definition: Any really old object made by humans.
Definition: The protection of natural resources.
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