Lesson plan
Hohokam Communities: Taking Risks and Making Trade-offs
GeoHistory
GeoLiteracy
GeoSTEM
Legacy
Description
In this lesson, students will analyze and interpret archaeological data in order to rank ancient settlements according to criteria related to sustainability. Students will also gain a better understanding of the Hohokam as a culture of master canal builders and experienced farmers. And finally, students will gain insight into Arizona’s present population density and the risks and trade-offs made to sustain the current communities.Duration
3-4 class periodsAuthor
Andrea Barker
April Kamp-Whittaker
Standards
1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information3: How to analyze the spatial organization of people places, and environments on Earth's surface
4: The physical and human characteristics of places
11: The patterns and networks of economic interdependence
12: The processes, patterns, and functions of human settlement
13: How the forces of cooperation and conflict among people influence the division and control of Earth's surface
17: How to apply geography to interpret the past
Teacher Instructions
BarkerHohokamT.pdf
(114.55 KB)
Student Materials
BarkerHohokamS3.pdf
(157.99 KB)
BarkerHohokamS2sm.pdf
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BarkerHohokamS.pdf
(10.68 MB)
BarkerHohokam.pptx
(48.76 MB)
sw-prehistoric.pdf
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