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Crossroads of Culture
Fall 2003

A topical newsletter for social studies teachers in grades 4-8
Distributed three times each school year (fall-winter-spring)
by the Institute of Texan Cultures.

Fall 2003

Celebrating Our New Creation and Cosmos Exhibit Area: How Do Ancient People Speak for Themselves?

"Archaeologists attempt to recover the lives of ancient people from the bits and pieces they left behind-a broken plate discarded in a midden or an ancestor reverently placed in a shallow grave." Shirley Mock, Ph.D.

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"An Archaeologist in Your Room" Lesson Plans

A Glossary of Archaeological Terms handout

An Annotated Webliography of Archaeology on the Internet

A Webliography of Native American Sites: Folktales, Culture, Contemporary Issues (such as sports mascots)

Student Pages: Animal Effigy Pots Grid, a word-search utilizing grid skills and knowledge of map directions

Student Page: "Create Your Own Word Search Puzzle" Activity Page

Link to ITC's Education pages; student and teacher resources and activities on a variety of topics

Schedule a videoconference on Archaeology for your class!

How can I use these materials to support the Social Studies TEKS for my class?

Grade 4 (in .pdf format)
Grade 5 (in .pdf format)
Grade 6 (in .pdf format)
Grade 7 (in .pdf format)
Grade 8 (in .pdf format)

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