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Brittany Unger ED 417.02

Serpent Mound. Brittany Unger ED 417.02. Serpent Mound. This unit is to introduce students to historical landmarks in southern Ohio. This lesson is designed for 2 nd grade. Objectives. The objectives of this lesson are to: Introduce students to Serpent Mound

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Brittany Unger ED 417.02

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  1. Serpent Mound Brittany Unger ED 417.02

  2. Serpent Mound • This unit is to introduce students to historical landmarks in southern Ohio. • This lesson is designed for 2nd grade.

  3. Objectives • The objectives of this lesson are to: • Introduce students to Serpent Mound • Teach children about the significance of Serpent Mound • Introduce students to the culture responsible for creating the mound

  4. Materials Needed • Activity One- • Book- “Mystery of Serpent Mound” • Activity Two- • Animal fur • Arrow heads • Stone • Pieces of pottery • flint • Activity Three- • Permission form for field trip • Chaperones

  5. Materials Needed(continued) • Activity Four- • Clay • Rock • Soil • Paper plates or cardboard • Water • Activity Five- • Paper and pencils

  6. Web Sites • http://www.ohiohistory.org/places/serpent/ • http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/archaeology/sites/northamerica/serpent.html • http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/serp/hd_serp.htm • http://rol.freenet.columbus.oh.us/indian.html • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serpent_Mound

  7. Activities • Activity One- • I will introduce the lesson by reading sections from “The Mystery of Serpent Mound”. • Activity Two- • I will have a sensory table; students will examine the items and discuss what each item may have been used for. • Activity Three- • Students will go on a field trip to Serpent Mound, located in Peebles, Ohio.

  8. Activities Continued • Activity Four- • Students will design replicas of the Serpent Mound • Activity Five- • Students will write a news article about their findings at Serpent Mound to create a class newsletter

  9. What is Serpent Mound? • Indian burial mound • ¼ mile long • Shaped like and uncoiling serpent • The head appears to be eating an egg

  10. What is Serpent Mound? (continued) • Rock • Clay • Soil • The mound is 5 foot tall!

  11. Who discovered Serpent Mound? • Two men from Chillicothe, Ohio • Ephriam G. Squier-American Archeologist • Edwin H. Davis • Discovered in 1846

  12. Ephraim and Edwin • Spent most of their time researching Indian mounds • Published a map to help bring attention to the mounds • This led to the excavation preformed by Frederick Putnam

  13. Frederick Putnam • First archeologist to excavate the mound • Displayed his findings at the Chicago World Fair in 1893 • Became part owner of the Historical Society of Ohio • Helped preserve Serpent Mound

  14. Frederick Putnam wrote: "Reclining on one of the huge folds of this gigantic serpent, as the last rays of the sun, glancing from the distant hilltops, cast their long shadows over the valley, I mused on the probabilities of the past; and there seemed to come to me a picture of a distant time, of a people with strange customs, and with it came the demand for an interpretation of this mystery. The unknown must become known!"

  15. What did archeologist find in the mound? • pottery fragments • Ashes • burnt stone • animal bones

  16. When was Serpent Mound built? • Archeologist are still unsure of when the mounds were built. • Archeologists use to believe the mound was built between 500 BC- 200AD • Re-dating this mound suggest it may be dated between 950 AD- 1200 AD

  17. Where is Serpent Mound located? Serpent Mound is located outside of Peebles, Ohio. Peebles, Ohio

  18. Who is responsible for building Serpent Mound? • Because archeologist are unsure of when the mound was built, it is hard for them to tell who was responsible for building it. • The mound was most likely built by the Adena, Hopewell, or Fort Ancient culture.

  19. The Adena culture • First believed to be the builders of Serpent Mound. • Earliest of mound building cultures. • Resided in Ohio, West Virginia, Pennyslvania, Kentucky, and New York. • The Adena culture changed and became known as the Hopewell culture.

  20. Why did the Adena culture build the mounds? • Mounds were built to cover the remains of: • Their chief • Shamans • Priest • Other honored dead

  21. Serpent Mound Today • It is still undecided what culture is responsible for the mound. • The mound attracts people from all over the country. • Serpent Mound will always remain a mystery, but to some that is the beauty of the GREAT SERPENT MOUND!

  22. The End

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