Ohio’s
Prehistoric People: Comparing Ohio’s Prehistoric Peoples
Using of Graphic
Organizers
Overview:
Each group of Ohio’s prehistoric people was unique in
various aspects of culture and the changes they brought
to the society of that time. Yet, the different civilizations,
spanning thousands of years, shared many attributes. Each
group needed shelter but found or created it in different
ways. Food needed to be obtained. There are many similarities
and differences in this aspect, alone, altered by the passage
of time. Tools and artifacts of decoration became more
important as wandering cultures established themselves
into settlements. This lead to the institution and growth
of economies to help people meet their needs, and opened
the door to the interrelation of groups of prehistoric
peoples far beyond the present-day borders of Ohio. Ceremonies,
celebrations and paying tribute to the dead were significant
expressions of life common to each culture, and the forms
of those expressions, too, shared similarities and differences.
Video Synopsis:
Prehistoric Ohioans
They came to our state more than 12,000 years ago. Some believe they crossed
a land bridge from Siberia to Alaska and migrated south. Prehistoric Ohioans
looks at the Paleo, Archaic, Adena, Hopewell, Whittlesey and Fort Ancient
peoples. See who lived, hunted, gathered, farmed and built mysterious mounds
in Ohio.
Goal:
Students will use graphic organizers to identify similarities
and differences between prehistoric cultures in Ohio.
Objectives:
Social Studies Content Standards
Grade 4 Benchmark: History
Indicator: Settlement
2. Describe the earliest settlements in Ohio including
those of prehistoric peoples. Grade 4
Benchmark: People in Society
Indicator: Cultures
1. Describe the cultural practices and products of various
groups who have settled in Ohio over time:
a. The Paleo Indians, Archaic Indians, Woodland Indians
(Adena and Hopewell )
And Late Prehistoric Indians (Fort Ancient)
Materials:
Graphic organizers: webs, Venn diagrams and tables
Visual Organizers Worksheets
The Paleo-Indians
The Archaic People
The Adena
The Hopewell
The Whittlesey
The Fort Ancient
Worksheet
Compare
these groups of prehistoric peoples: Paleo and Archaic
Compare
these groups of prehistoric peoples: Fort Ancient
and Whittlesey (Late Prehistoric)
Compare these groups of prehistoric
peoples: Adena and Hopewell (Woodland)
Compare these groups of prehistoric
peoples: Adena, Hopewell and Fort Ancient
Procedure:
- After viewing one or more videos from the set, One State-Many
Nations, or after your own teaching of the subject, use
graphic organizers with which students can identify similarities
and differences between Ohio’ s prehistoric peoples. These
can be completed by individual students, or in teams of
two to four children.
Assessment:
Visual organizers answer key
Students and teachers can use this checklist to check
their graphic organizer.
_____ I used library books to find information.
_____ I used textbooks to find information.
_____ I used recommended Internet sites.
_____ I wrote down where I got my information.
_____ I gave some details for each main idea.
_____ I used the most important thing I learned.
_____ I had important information to share.
