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.

Discovering Archaeology

in the Flint HillsKansas Project Archaeology summer teacher’s workshop

July 30-31, 2012Manhattan, Kansas

Discovering Archaeology

in the Flint HillsLauren Ritterbush,

archaeologistBrad Burenheide, educator

Flint Hills Discovery Center Staff:

Jared BixbyTravis YoungLisa Storck

Pre-assessment

www.projectarchaeology.org

Bureau of Land ManagementMontana State University

> 30 states

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

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

Curriculum Standards

Project Archaeology: Investigating Shelter is correlated to

National Standards,

State Standards, and

Common Core Standards.

KansasProject Archaeology

http://www.kshs.org/project_archaeology

Kansas CurriculaIntegrated Reading

Units

• Reading• Writing• Geography• History• Civics• Science

http://www.kshs.org/project_archaeology

Discovering Archaeology in the Flint Hills

Fourth GradeFifth Grade

http://www.kshs.org/project_archaeology

Discovering Archaeology in the Flint Hills

Funding provided by:Historic Preservation Fund (National Park Service)Kansas Historical SocietyFlint Hills Discovery CenterGaia Salon and Day Spa

Archie

Annie

What I Know About Archaeology

What I Want to Know About Archaeology

What I Learned About Archaeology

Minneapolis site (14OT5)

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

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.

Understanding

by Design

Grant Wiggins and

Jay McTighe

1998 and 2005

Curriculum Development Model

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

The Learning Cycle

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.

Traveling Resource Trunks

Indian Homes in Kansashttp://www.kshs.org/p/indian-homes-in-kansas/14970