Distance Learning

Agate Fossil Beds Native American Collection

Grade Level:
Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Subject:
Social Studies
State Standards:
Nebraska:
SS 1.2.1
SS 1.3
SS 1.4
SS 4.1
SS 4.2

Join our Education Rangers as we take a tour of the James Cook Collection of Native American artifacts, we will look inside “A window onto Lakota life” here on the Great Plains. We will also explore how the Bison was sacred to the Lakota and we will learn how the animal played an integral part of their daily lives. And talk about the friendship formed between Chief Red Cloud and a local rancher named James Cook. 

Grades 3,4,5 

Meets Nebraska State Social Studies Standards :

  • SS 1.2.1 Economic decision making, how scarcity necessitates making choices
  • SS 1.3 Explore where and why people places and environments are organized throughout the world   
  • SS 1.4 Recognize patterns of change over time in families,  
  • SS 4.1 Identify concepts of time and chronology,
  • SS 4.2 Identify the contributions of historical people and the impact of symbols, including various cultures and ethnic groups 

Format: Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet 

Duration: 45 Minutes to 1 Hour. 

Minimum Participants: 5 

Maximum Participants: 30 
How to sign up: Contact Agate Fossil Beds' education and interpretive rangers to schedule this virtual field trip for your students! Available year-round. 

Tags: lakota heritage lakota sioux american indian history agate fossil beds national monument red cloud crazy horse cheyenne

Last updated: August 16, 2023