American Indian Studies

Experimental archaeology: Making cordage

In Intrigue of the Past, page 2.8

Students will make cordage and use an activity sheet to experience a technique and skill that ancient Native Americans in North Carolina needed for everyday life. They will also compute the amount of time and materials that might have been required to make cordage and construct a scientific inquiry to study the contents of an archaeological site.

Format: lesson plan (grade 8–12 Visual Arts Education and Social Studies)

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Other worlds: The voyage of Columbus

Using the internet, students observe the events of 1492 from this dual vantage-point, exploring the two worlds that made contact when Columbus stepped ashore. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 9 and 11–12 Social Studies)

Provided by: National Endowment for the Humanities