People and Cultures
Enter this Unit.	Intermediate Level: Grades 4-5 Intermediate Standard: Historical Events Develop a timeline that shows the chronological order in which the unit's ceramics were created in relation to key historical events. Describe how certain of the unit's ceramics reflect interactions among cultures. Evaluate how ceramic artifacts reflect the beliefs and concerns of ancient cultures and provide knowledge about everyday life. Describe how level of technology influences the ceramics produced by a culture. Intermediate Standard: Geography and Citizenship Use the unit's online maps to identify where the ceramics were created and to determine geographical relationships among cultures. Consider how ceramics are influenced by and reflect aspects of the environment in which they are produced. Produce a clay object to bury in a time capsule--something that reflects contemporary life and that could become an artifact for study by future archaeologists (e.g., Standing Figure, Storage Jar). To complement study of the Hydria, discuss the meaning of attribute and think of attributes that could identify the school and the community. Do writing or speaking assignments based on various "Think" questions that complement study of the unit's ceramics: What objects could you bury in a time capsule that would show people in the future about life in your community? Explain why you chose each object. The Hopi-Tewa people continue to make pottery in the tradition of their grandmothers and great-grandmothers. What is a tradition? Do you have traditions in your family that you can trace back to your ancestors? What are they? If you don't have any traditions, what traditions could you start?
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