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If you are coming to the Museum on Saturday, May 25, please use one of the following entrances: 79th Street and Central Park West, subway entrance, or Weston Pavilion (Columbus Avenue entrance). The 81st Street entrance will be closed, but the Hayden Planetarium Space Show will be shown on a normal schedule.

Studying the Material Culture of Three Nomadic Cultures: The Gabra, the Mongols, and the Blackfeet

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One of the best ways to learn about a culture is to look at the objects its people use. What can you tell from the object alone? And what do you gain by seeing it in use?



 
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  • More About This Resource...

    • In this Moveable Museum lesson plan, students examine cultural artifacts from three different nomadic cultures—first on their own, and then in contextual photographs—gaining insight into the work of anthropologists. The 13-page PDF guide has:

      • Educator materials—background information, teacher strategies, assessment guidelines, and detailed notes about the curriculum standards addressed.
      • Everyday Objects activity worksheet—isolated photographs of three cultural artifacts, with information on their materials and size.
      • Objects in Context activity worksheet—photographs of each object with explanatory text (object name, culture, use, and significance).
      • Putting It All Together activity—a list of discussion questions to help students further investigate material culture.

    • Completion Time

      Less than a week

    • Topic

      Anthropology

    • Subtopic

      Prehistory

    • Subtopic

      National Science Education Standards
      Grades K-4:

      • Science as Inquiry CONTENT STANDARD A:• Physical Science CONTENT STANDARD B:• Science and Technology CONTENT STANDARD E:• Science in Personal and Social Perspectives CONTENT STANDARD F:• History and Nature of Science CONTENT STANDARD G:

      Grades 5-8:

      • Science as Inquiry CONTENT STANDARD A:• Science and Technology CONTENT STANDARD E:• Science in Personal and Social Perspectives CONTENT STANDARD F:• History and Nature of Science CONTENT STANDARD G:

      Curriculum Standards for Social Studies
      Grades K-4:

      • Culture• People, places and environment• Individual Development and Identity• Production, Distribution, and Consumption• Science, Technology, and Society• Global Connections

      Grades 5-8:

      • Culture• People, places and environment• Individual Development and Identity• Science, Technology, and Society

    • Learning Standard

      National Science Education Standards
      Grades K-4:

      • Science as Inquiry CONTENT STANDARD A:• Physical Science CONTENT STANDARD B:• Science and Technology CONTENT STANDARD E:• Science in Personal and Social Perspectives CONTENT STANDARD F:• History and Nature of Science CONTENT STANDARD G:

      Grades 5-8:

      • Science as Inquiry CONTENT STANDARD A:• Science and Technology CONTENT STANDARD E:• Science in Personal and Social Perspectives CONTENT STANDARD F:• History and Nature of Science CONTENT STANDARD G:

      Curriculum Standards for Social Studies
      Grades K-4:

      • Culture• People, places and environment• Individual Development and Identity• Production, Distribution, and Consumption• Science, Technology, and Society• Global Connections

      Grades 5-8:

      • Culture• People, places and environment• Individual Development and Identity• Science, Technology, and Society