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Title:
| History: The Stone Ages |
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Description:
| These websites are all about the period of time known as the Stone Age. Find out what kinds of shelters people lived in, what technologies they had, and how they got food. Includes photographs of artifacts, timelines, games, and vocabulary. |
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Grade Level:
| 5, 6, 7, 8 |
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Resource Links:
| BBC: Age of Treasure
Click on "Play the Timeline" to see artifacts from each period of the Stone Age. NOTE: The website includes a link to a message board.
Prehistoric Era
Read about the advancement of Stone Age technology in prehistoric Vietnam.
Prehistoric Technology
Read about the stone, bone, and antler tools that people used during the Stone Age. Also includes a section on pottery.
American Museum of Natural History
Find out about some technologies of prehistoric people.
PBS: Stone Age Toolkit
Click on the "Launch Interactive" link to view some tools that people used in the first part of the Stone Age.
The Old Stone Age
Learn all about the people that lived during the Old Stone Age including where they lived, what technologies they had, and the discovery of fire.
Quia: Beginning of Agriculture
See if you can match these vocabulary words with their definitions. The vocabulary words are about the Neolithic age and agriculture.
Quia: Stone Age
Test yourself on the history and vocabulary of the Stone Age by playing this interactive game.
Historical Fiction
This three-page PDF file provides a list of information on recommended books and a synopsis related to prehistoric cultures and ancient civilizations.
Archaeological Discovery
This nine-page PDF file includes worksheets and activity ideas for studying the Old Stone Age, the New Stone Age, and the River Valley Civilizations.
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Education Standards:
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ME Standards:
D.1, D.2, M.2, 2.A.1
MO Standards:
8.1.A.a, 5.F.2, 5.F.2
UT Standards:
1.1.a, 1.1.b
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