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1 Project Archaeology is a comprehensive archaeology & heritage education program for anyone interested in learning or teaching about our nation’s rich cultural legacy and protecting it for future generations.

2 Discovering Archaeology in the Flint Hills Kansas Project Archaeology summer teacher’s workshop July 30-31, 2012 Manhattan, Kansas

3 Discovering Archaeology in the Flint Hills Lauren Ritterbush, archaeologist Brad Burenheide, educator Flint Hills Discovery Center Staff: Jared Bixby Travis Young Lisa Storck

4 Pre-assessment

5 www.projectarchaeology.org Bureau of Land Management Montana State University > 30 states

6 Mission - Use archaeological inquiry to: foster understanding of past & present cultures ; improve science & social studies education ; and enhance citizenship education to help preserve our shared archaeological legacy. shelter – migration – foodways

7 Project Archaeology: Investigating Shelter Pawnee earthlodge Poplar Forest slave cabin Colonial earthfast house Plains tipi Northwest Coast plank house Great Basin wickiup Rock shelter The Basin house Tinsley historic farmhouse Kinsley Plantation slave cabin

8 Curriculum Standards Project Archaeology: Investigating Shelter is correlated to National Standards, State Standards, and Common Core Standards.

9 Kansas Project Archaeology http://www.kshs.org/project_archaeology

10 Kansas Curricula Integrated Reading Units Reading Writing Geography History Civics Science

11 http://www.kshs.org/project_archaeology

12 Discovering Archaeology in the Flint Hills Fourth Grade Fifth Grade http://www.kshs.org/project_archaeology

13 Discovering Archaeology in the Flint Hills Funding provided by:  Historic Preservation Fund (National Park Service)  Kansas Historical Society  Flint Hills Discovery Center  Gaia Salon and Day Spa Ar ch ie An ni e

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16 What I Know About Archaeology What I Want to Know About Archaeology What I Learned About Archaeology

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21 (from B. Smith, The Emergence of Agriculture, © American Scientific Library 1995) http://www.plantsciences.ucdavis.edu/gepts/pb143/LEC02/pb143l02.htm

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25 Goals: develop awareness of our nation’s diverse & fragile archaeological sites, instill a sense of personal responsibility for stewardship of these sites, and enhance science literacy & cultural understanding through the study of archaeology.

26 Understanding by Design Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe 1998 and 2005 Curriculum Development Model

27 Understanding by Design: The Basics Enduring Understandings – What do you want students to remember 20 years from now? Essential Questions – questions that guide the uncoverage of knowledge Assessment – evidence of understanding. How do you know students understand? Learning events and activities – based on essential questions

28 The Learning Cycle

29 Project Archaeology Enduring Understandings Understanding the human past is essential for understanding the present & shaping the future. Learning about cultures past & present is essential for living in a pluralistic society & world. Archaeology is a way to learn about past cultures. Stewardship of archaeological resources is everyone’s responsibility.

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36 Traveling Resource Trunks Indian Homes in Kansas http://www.kshs.org/p/indian-homes-in-kansas/14970

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