NEH LESSON MODULE

Chaco Canyon and Pueblo Culture (Grades 2-12)

Authors:
Erin Lee, Kathy Myers, Jillian McCord, Steve Murrray, Meera Munoz Pandya.

Description:
This lesson will explore migration of the Ancestral Pueblo people of the Southwest, rock art, life and technology in Chaco Canyon, Identity and pottery.

Essential Question:
How does our understanding of the past change as we collect or introduce more information? Place, Environment, and Migration

Grade levels:
2th – 12th grades

Subjects:
History, Social Studies, Humanities, Anthropology, Geography.

Keywords:
Culture, Migration, Ancestral Pueblo, Identity, Sustainability, History, Social Studies, Humanities, Anthropology, Geography.

Length:
1 – 5 class periods