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This The Spiro Mounds Builders: Oklahoma History lesson plan also includes:
- The Spiro Mounds Builders (.pdf)
- Lesson Slides (.pptx)
- Always, Sometimes, or Never True (.pdf)
- Always, Sometimes, or Never True (.docx)
- Always, Sometimes, or Never True with Teacher's Notes (.pdf)
- Always, Sometimes, or Never True with Teacher's Notes (.docx)
- GRAPES Graphic Organizer (.pdf)
- GRAPES Graphic Organizer (.docx)
- GRAPES Graphic Organizer with Teacher's Notes (.pdf)
- GRAPES Graphic Organizer with Teacher's Notes (.docx)
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Long before European settlers arrived on the shores of what is now the United States, pre-contact Native American cultures thrived. Young scholars investigate the Spiro Mounds Builders' history and learn how archaeologists put together artifacts to try to understand these cultures. Participants draft a short reflection detailing what they have learned to end the lesson.
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- Save paper and copying costs by loading the articles for the jigsaw activity on classroom devices
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- A projection device with internet access is required for the slide show and the video interview
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- Provides links to explanations of the various learning strategies used in the lesson
- Offers materials in both English and Spanish
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