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Resources for Teachers on Archeological Topics
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Recommended ReadingSmardz, Karolyn and Shelley J. Smith. The Archaeology Education Handbook: Sharing the Past with Kids. Walnut Creek, CA: Altamira Press, 2000. Wolf, Denny P., Dana Balick, and Julie Craven, eds. Digging Deep: Teaching Social Studies through the Study of Archaeology. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 1997. Books of Lesson PlansTexas Archeology in the Classroom: A Unit for Teachers (1998) compiled by Helen Simons, Brett Cruse, and Kitty Henderson, Texas Historical Commission, Austin, Texas. [May be ordered for $7 plus postage and handling by contacting the Archeology Division at 512/463-6090 or donna.mccarver@thc.state.tx.us]. Intrigue of the Past: A Teacher's Activity Guide for Fourth through Seventh Grades (1996) Smith, S. J., Moe, J. M., Letts, K. A., & Patterson, D. M. Bureau of Land Management, U. S. Dept. of the Interior. Hands-on Archaeology: An Archaeological Manual for the Teacher (1998) White, J. R. Waco, TX: Prufrock Press. Adventures in Prehistoric Archaeology (1988) Bleiweiss, R. Manassas, VA: Gifted Education Press. The River People: Lessons for the Classroom (1999) Black, M. S. (Ed.) Austin, TX: The Lower Colorado River Authority. [May be ordered for $10 by writing Daniel Prikryl, LCRA, PO Box 220, Austin, TX 78767-0220 Special Issue devoted to Anthropology in the ClassroomThe Social Studies (May/June, 1998) Vol. 89, Number 3 Children's Books on Archaeological TopicsCork, Barbara and Struan Reid. The Young Scientist Book of Archaeology. London: Usborne Publishing Co., 1984. Cowley, Marjorie. Dar and the Spear Thrower. New York: Clarion, 1994. Dewey, Jennifer Owings. All About Arrowheads and Spear points. New York: Henry Holt and Co., 1989. Dewey, Jennifer Owings. Stories on Stone: Rock Art Images from the Ancient Ones. Boston: Little and Brown and Company, 1996. Hackwell, John. Digging to the Past. New York: Scribner's Sons, 1986. James, Carolyn. Digging Up the Past: The Story of an Archaeological Adventure. New York: Franklin Watts, 1990. Nichols, Peter and Belia Nichols. Archaeology: The Study of the Past. Austin, TX: Eakin Press, 1988. Nichols, Peter and Belia Nichols. Mastadon Hunters to Mound Builders. Austin, TX: Eakin Press, 1992. Snow, Dean. The Archaeology of North America. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 1989. Zapper, George and Helen Simons. The Years of Exploration. Austin, TX: The Office of the State Archaeologist, Texas Historical Commission, 1984. Baylor, Byrd. When Clay Sings. New York: Aladdin, 1972. Fisher, Leonard Everett. Anasazi. New York: Atheneum, 1997. Legay, Gilbert. Atlas of Indians of North America. New York: Barron's, 1995. McCall. Barbara. The Apaches. Vero Beach, CA: Rourke, 1990. Pierce, Trudy Griffin. The Encyclopedia of Native America. New York: Viking, 1995. Sattler, Helen Roney. The Earliest Americans. New York: Clarion Books, 1993. Sneve, Virginia Driving Hawk. The Apaches. New York: Holiday House, 1997. Getz, David. Frozen Man. New York: Henry Holt and Co., 1994. Tanaka, Shelley. Discovering the Iceman. New York: Hyperion/Madison Press, 1996. Ballard, Robert D. Exploring the Titanic. New York: Scholastic, 1988. Hackwell, John W. Diving into the Past: Recovering Ancient Wrecks. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1986. Macaulay, David. Ship. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1993. Acker, G. Elaine. Life in a Rock Shelter: Prehistoric Indians of the Lower Pecos. Dallas, TX: Hendrick-Long, 1996. Bennett, Carolyn M. The First Texans. Austin, TX: Eakin Press, 1995. Perry, Ken (ed.). Indian Life in the Texas Big Bend. Dallas, TX: Hendrick-Long, 1978. Warren, Betsy. Indians Who Lived in Texas. Dallas, TX: Hendrick-Long, 1981. Zappler, George. Learn about Texas Indians. Austin, TX: Texas Parks and Wildlife Press, 1996. |