OhioIndians:
‘Points’ofInterest
60-MinuteSocialStudiesLesson
InteractiveVideoConferencing
Grades:3-5
TEACHERGUIDE
OhioIndians:‘Points’ofInterest
Description
Setyourclassroomtimemachineback12,000
years and discover the mysterious history of
Indians in Ohio. Dig into your Museum kit
(which will be sent to you prior to your
program) and investigate artifacts from the
Paleo-Indians to historic tribes, including the
Mound builders of the Woodland tradition.
Taught by professional educators who work
dailyintheMuseumexhibithalls,thisprogram
will bring the history of our country's first
inhabitantstolifeinyourclassroom.
NOTE:Seebelowfordetailsonthekitandhowto
set up your classroom to maximize your
ArchaeologyAdventure!
Objectives
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Namethedifferentculturesof
prehistoricOhioIndiansandtheir
relativesequenceintime
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Identifymaterialsusedtomakeartifacts
andthepossibleusesofthoseartifacts
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Explainhowandwhysuccessivecultural
groupschangedtheirlifestyles
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Distinguishbetweenculturalgroupsby
comparingandcontrastingartifacts
fromthosegroups
Ohio’sLearningStandards
Grade3:SocialStudies
• Communities:PastandPresent,NearandFar
Grade4:SocialStudies
• OhiointheUnitedStates
Grade5:SocialStudies
• RegionsandPeopleoftheWesternHemisphere
BeforeYourProgram&HowToSetUpYourRoom
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Akitofspecimenswillbesenttoyouaweekbeforeyourscheduledprogram,withapre-
paidUPSreturnlabel.Makesuretotellourscheduleryournamesothiskitfindsyouat
yourschool!
Divideyourclassinto5“CultureTeams”(laminatedsignsincludedinyourkit):PALEOINDIANCULTURE,ARCHAICCULTURE,WOODLANDCULTURE,LATEPREHISTORICCULTURE,
AND“MYSTERY”TEAM.
Distributethematchingboxesofspecimenstothe5teams.Pleasehavetheteamskeep
theirboxescloseduntilourconnection.
TheteachershouldremaininchargeoftheRikerMountdisplays(spearpoints&
arrowheads)andtheanimalpelts.
Copyanddistributea“PointsofInterestWorksheet”(attheendofthisguide)foreach
team.(theanswerkeyisalsoprovidedforyoutouseafterourprogram)
YourMuseumEducatorwillbeaskingstudentsfromeachteamtodisplaytheboxed
specimensaswediscusstheiruseinancientcultures.Studentsshouldcirclethecorrect
informationontheirworksheet.Aftertheprogram,the‘Mystery’teamshouldtrytouse
whattheylearnedtomatchtheirspecimenstoasingleculture.
Vocabulary
A.D.–AnnoDomini(intheyearoftheLord);alongwithB.C.,basedonthewesterncalendar
anthropology–thestudyofhumanculture
archaeology–thebranchofanthropologythatisconcernedwiththescientificstudyofremains
ofpasthumanlife
artifact–anyobjectthatpeoplehavemodifiedormade
B.C.–beforeChrist;withA.D.,basedonthewesterncalendar
B.P.–beforepresent.Usedonlyforradio-carbondating(Carbon-14)
C.E.--CommonEraorCurrentEra,abbreviatedCE,isacalendarerathatisoftenusedasan
alternativenamingoftheAnnoDominisystem("intheyearoftheLord"),abbreviatedAD.The
systemusesBCEasanabbreviationfor"beforetheCommon(orCurrent)Era"andCEasan
abbreviationfor"CommonEra".
ceremony–aformalactorsetofactsprescribedbyritualcustomoretiquette
context–whereanartifactisfoundinrelationtootherartifactsinasite
culture–thecustoms,skills,tools,arts,foods,language,etc.ofgroupsofpeoplelivingduringa
giventimeperiod
historic–havingandusingawrittenlanguage
prehistoric–beforehavingawrittenlanguage.InNorthernOhioprehistorictimesended
approximately1650A.D.
projectilepoint–thepointusedonthetipofaspear,dartorarrow
site–anyplacethathasremainsofpasthumanactivity
subsistence–howpeoplegettheirnecessities;food,water,shelter.Hunt,gather,trade,etc.
ExtensionActivities
1) Discusstheneedsofallpeople:food,clothingandshelter.TrytodeterminehowOhio's
prehistoricpeoplesatisfiedtheirneeds,andwheretheyobtainedneededmaterials.
ContrastthiswiththeneedsofpeopleinOhiotoday.
2) Makealistofmaterialsprehistoricpeoplemayhaveusedtomaintaintheirlifestyles.
Whichofthematerialsmightbepreservedoverhundreds,ifnotthousands,ofyears?What
materialsdowehavetodaythatmaylastforthousandsofyears?Thinkaboutclothing,
utensilsandtools,toys,andfood.
3) Garbagetellsalotaboutpeople.Bringinbagsoftrashfromdifferentareasofyourhome
orhavedifferentstudentsbringinbags(youmaywanttolimitittonon-bathroombags).
Keepthebagsanonymous.Wearingplasticgloves,sortthroughtheitemskeepingtrackof
whattheitemsare,howmanyofeachitemthereareandwhattheitemsaremadeoutof.
Whatdosomeoftheitemstellusaboutafamily?
OnlineResourcesforTeachersandStudents
Clickthelinkbelowtofindadditionalonlineresourcesforteachersandstudents.Thesewebsites
arerecommendedbyourMuseumEducatorsandprovideadditionalcontentinformationand
somefun,interactiveactivitiestosharewithyourclass.
CMNHEducatorsregularlyreviewtheselinksforquality.Webaddressesoftenchangesoplease
notifyusifanylinkshaveissues.
ClevelandMuseumofNaturalHistoryhttps://cmnh.org/edlinks
OHIO INDIANS – “Points of Interest” WORKSHEET TIME PERIOD (circle one) SHELTER (circle one) ARCHAIC CULTURE Nomadic Seasonal Site Village Skin tents Rock shelter Wood & bark home Apartment LIFESTYLE PALEO-­‐INDIAN CULTURE WOODLAND CULTURE Nomadic Seasonal Site Village Skin tents Rock shelter Wood & bark home Apartment LATE PREHISTORIC CULTURE Nomadic Seasonal Site Village Skin tents Rock shelter Wood & bark home Apartment Nomadic Seasonal Site Village Skin tents Rock shelter Wood & bark home Castle Spear Rock Bone Clam shell Canoe Axe Bow and arrow Spear Pestle Bone Clam shell Canoe Axe Bow and arrow Spear Pestle Bone Pottery Canoe Axe Bow and arrow Spear Rock Pottery Clam shell Canoe Axe Bow and arrow FOODS (write in some examples) TOOLS (circle examples from your program) LIST A UNIQUE FEATURE OF THE CULTURE OHIO INDIANS – “Points of Interest” TEACHER ANSWER KEY TIME PERIOD LIFESTYLE (circle one) SHELTER (circle one) FOODS (write in some examples) ARCHAIC CULTURE WOODLAND CULTURE LATE PREHISTORIC CULTURE 12,000 BC – 8,000 BC 8,000 BC – 1,000 BC 1,000 BC – 1,000 AD 1,000 AD – 1,650 AD Nomadic Seasonal Site Village Skin tents Rock shelter Wood & bark home Apartment meat nuts fruit berries
Nomadic Seasonal Site Village Skin tents Rock shelter Wood & bark home Apartment meat nuts fruit berries
Nomadic Seasonal Site Village Skin tents Rock shelter Wood & bark home Apartment meat nuts fruit berries
Nomadic Seasonal Site Village Skin tents Rock shelter Wood & bark home Castle meat nuts fruit berries
bugs roots fish
bugs roots fish
bugs roots fish squash
bugs roots fish squash
corn beans
TOOLS (circle examples from your program) PALEO-­‐INDIAN CULTURE CAN YOU NAME A UNIQUE FEATURE OF THE CULTURE? Spear Rock Bone Clam shell Canoe Axe Bow and arrow Few artifacts found
End of the Ice Age
Spear Pestle Bone Clam shell Canoe Axe Bow and arrow 4 seasons
Atlatl
Spear Pestle Bone Pottery Canoe Axe Bow and arrow Extensive trade: obsidian, mica,
marine shells, grizzly bear teeth
Mound construction
Only squash is grown
Spear Rock Pottery Clam shell Canoe Axe Bow and arrow “3 Sisters” grown (squash, corn
+ beans)
Pottery
Large villages
Ohio Indians – “Points” Of Interest
KIT INVENTORY LIST
Please check your kit right away and call our DL Team (216-231-4600 x 3202 or x 3215) if any items
are broken or missing to avoid being charged replacement fees. Thank you!
UPS Return Label
Zip-ties for securely closing blue shipping kit for return to CMNH
4 Riker Mount cases with projectile point casts (each is stored in its own
padded envelope). One envelope each for Paleo-Indian, Archaic, Woodland
and Late Prehistoric
BEAVER PELT - whole
WHITE-TAILED DEER PELT – portion
ARTIFACT BOXES (PLEASE RETURN ITEMS TO THE CORRECT BOX)
1 - Box of Paleo-Indian artifacts.
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Most items or bags in the box have a “P I” written on them
1 – Box of Archaic artifacts
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Most items or bags in the box have an “A” written on them
1 – Tube with a small replica of an Archaic atlatl and dart
2 – Boxes of Woodland artifacts, one larger box and a smaller box with
“trade items not from Ohio”
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Most items or bags in the boxes have a “W” written on them
1 – Box of Late Prehistoric artifacts.
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Most items or bags in the box have an “L P” written on them
2- Mystery Boxes of artifacts, one larger and one smaller, representing
just one of the prehistoric cultures
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Most items or bags have a “?” marked on them