Miamisburg MoundMiamisburg Mound

Grace ChaneyGrace ChaneyED 417-01ED 417-01

Miamisburg MoundMiamisburg Mound

Grade level: 3Grade level: 3rdrd Grade Grade Social studies lesson on an important Social studies lesson on an important

historical landmark in the Miami historical landmark in the Miami Valley.Valley.

ObjectivesObjectives

Students will be able to identify the Students will be able to identify the historical Miamisburg Mound.historical Miamisburg Mound.

Students will be able to identify Students will be able to identify different aspects of Adena culture.different aspects of Adena culture.

Students will be able to graph Students will be able to graph locations of various Native American locations of various Native American cultures in Ohio.cultures in Ohio.

Materials Needed Materials Needed

►Map of OhioMap of Ohio►Colored pencils and pencilsColored pencils and pencils►ClayClay►Pictures of Adena potteryPictures of Adena pottery►Pictures of various mound structures in Pictures of various mound structures in

OhioOhio

WebsitesWebsites

►Ohio Historical SocietyOhio Historical Society

http://ohsweb.ohiohistory.org/places/inhttp://ohsweb.ohiohistory.org/places/index.shmldex.shml

►One State, One Nation One State, One Nation http://ch4549.org/onestate/lp1grpho.hthttp://ch4549.org/onestate/lp1grpho.htmm

►Miamisburg Mound Park Miamisburg Mound Park http://www.miamisburg.org/miamisburhttp://www.miamisburg.org/miamisburg_mound.htmg_mound.htm

WebsitesWebsites

►Ohio Kids Ohio Kids http://www.ohiokids.org/ss/asafari.shthttp://www.ohiokids.org/ss/asafari.shtmlml

►Wikipedia Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mound_builhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mound_builder_(people)der_(people)

Activity 1Activity 1Timeline of Ohio Native Timeline of Ohio Native

AmericansAmericans►Materials: Paper and PencilsMaterials: Paper and Pencils►Have students construct a graphic Have students construct a graphic

timeline of several Native American timeline of several Native American groups who lived near the time of the groups who lived near the time of the Adena people. These groups including Adena people. These groups including the Woodland and Hopewell tribes.the Woodland and Hopewell tribes.

Activity 2Activity 2Map of Adena SettlementMap of Adena Settlement

►Materials: Map of Ohio and colored Materials: Map of Ohio and colored pencils.pencils.

►Discuss different areas where the Discuss different areas where the Adena people settled in Ohio. Adena people settled in Ohio. Students will color on the map the Students will color on the map the areas in which the Adena people areas in which the Adena people settled. settled.

Activity 3Activity 3Adena PotteryAdena Pottery

►Materials: Clay and pictures of Adena Materials: Clay and pictures of Adena PotteryPottery

►Show student pictures of different Show student pictures of different types of Adena pottery. Have the types of Adena pottery. Have the students make their own pottery, students make their own pottery, similar to those of the Adena.similar to those of the Adena.

Activity 4Activity 4Different Mound Structures in Different Mound Structures in

OhioOhio►Materials: Pictures of different mound Materials: Pictures of different mound

structures, books about mounds.structures, books about mounds.►Show students different mound Show students different mound

structures found in Ohio. Have structures found in Ohio. Have children brainstorm ideas on why the children brainstorm ideas on why the mounds are different structures. Have mounds are different structures. Have the children conduct research with the the children conduct research with the books to decide the reason for the books to decide the reason for the different structures.different structures.

Activity 5Activity 5Field TripField Trip

►Take the children on a field trip to the Take the children on a field trip to the Miamisburg mound.Miamisburg mound.

What is the Miamisburg What is the Miamisburg Mound?Mound?

►A conical shaped mound built by the A conical shaped mound built by the Adena people.Adena people.

►The mound is 65 feet tall and has a The mound is 65 feet tall and has a circumference of 877 feet.circumference of 877 feet.

Excavation of the MoundExcavation of the Mound

►The Miamisburg Mound has only been The Miamisburg Mound has only been partial excavated. It was excavated in partial excavated. It was excavated in 1869.1869.

►During the excavation, one skeleton During the excavation, one skeleton was found covered in bark.was found covered in bark.

►The excavation also showed that the The excavation also showed that the mound was built in several stages.mound was built in several stages.

Adena PeopleAdena People

►The Adena people lived in Ohio The Adena people lived in Ohio between 1,000 B.C. and 400 A.D. between 1,000 B.C. and 400 A.D.

►They lived in permanent settlements They lived in permanent settlements near streams and rivers. They used near streams and rivers. They used the water to travel.the water to travel.

An Advanced PeopleAn Advanced People

►The Adena people are The Adena people are considered the first farmers. considered the first farmers. They grew squash, sunflowers, They grew squash, sunflowers, and pumpkins.and pumpkins.

►Pottery was first made in Ohio Pottery was first made in Ohio by the Adena people. by the Adena people.

An Advanced PeopleAn Advanced People

►An complex system of government An complex system of government was used by the Adena.was used by the Adena.

►The Adena people are also credited for The Adena people are also credited for being the first to build mounds in Ohio.being the first to build mounds in Ohio.

Reasons for the MoundReasons for the Mound

►Mounds were used by the Mounds were used by the Adena to bury their dead.Adena to bury their dead.

►When someone died, they When someone died, they would be buried on the would be buried on the existing mound. This existing mound. This caused the mound to caused the mound to increase in size.increase in size.

Adena BurialAdena Burial

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