Standards

· State Social Studies Standards Essentials Level:

1SS-E2. Describe the legacy and cultures of prehistoric American Indians in Arizona, including the impact of, and adaptations to geography, with emphasis on:

PO 4. the distinctive cultures of the Anasazi, Hohokam, and Mogollon, including where they lived, their agriculture, housing, decorative arts, and trade networks

PO 5. how prehistoric cultures adapted to, and altered, their environment, including irrigation canals and housing

· State Technology Standards Essentials Level:

5T-E1. Locate information from electronic resources

Objectives

Academic:

· Students will be able to identify the 3 main groups of prehistoric people who lived in Arizona.

· Students will be able to identify where these people lived, what their homes were like, what crafts they made, and what food they grew/ate.

· Students will create a short story as if they were a child of one of these groups.

Technological:

· Students will be able to gather information using Internet sources provided by the teacher.

· Students will be able to open an Excel spreadsheet from a link on a webpage.

· Students will be able to enter information in a database in Excel.

Pre-Requisite Technology Skills

· Students need to be able to navigate a webpage using the Browser’s Back button, Forward button, scroll bars, and hyperlinks.

· Students need to be able to save and open a spreadsheet file from the Internet.

· Students need to be able to enter information into a database document.

Materials

· The class will need access to a computer lab with internet access or a classroom computer with internet access.

· Software needed: Internet browser, Microsoft Excel

· The lesson can be found at: http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listancientli1.html

· Students will need paper and pencil to write their stories.

Procedures

· Students will work in pairs at two computers. One computer will be used to navigate the Internet, and the other will be used to enter information into the database.

· Both students in the pair will go to the lesson site.

· Show the students how to click on the spreadsheet link and save the spreadsheet to the desktop then open it. Have one student in each pair open the spreadsheet.

· Allow time for students to read webpages and record information.

· Once students have completed filling in the database, they will print the database.

· Students will draft and write their short stories.

Assessment

Students will be assessed based on the information in their databases.

Students will be assessed based on the content of their short stories.