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Education Materials
Becoming familiar with the material in advance of your visit helps you create a more impactful experience for each of your students
These resources are for school groups, families, and anyone wanting background materials and activities related to ASM's exhibits. We look forward to seeing you soon!
Paths of Life: American Indians of the Southwest
Explore the origins, histories, and contemporary lifeways of ten groups native to the region, from northern Mexico to northern Arizona.
Self-Guided Discovery Hunts in Paths of Life (based on information presented on guided tours through the exhibit)
- Seri (2nd–5th grades) PDF
- Seri (6th and up grades) PDF
- Yaqui (2nd–5th grades) PDF
- Yaqui (6th and up grades) PDF
- O'odham (2nd–5th grades) PDF
- O'odham (6th and up grades) PDF
- Apache (2nd–5th grades) PDF
- Apache (6th and up grades) PDF
- Navajo (2nd–5th grades) PDF
- Navajo (6th and up grades) PDF
- Hopi (2nd–5th grades) PDF
- Hopi (6th and up grades) PDF
Self-Guided Tour Materials for Teachers: Background information (including an exhibit map) on the 10 culture groups presented in the Paths of Life exhibit.
More Discovery Hunts in Paths of Life
A Study of Human Adaptations in the Paths of Life exhibit (4th grade and up). A field journal activity employing scientific method, environmental science, and anthropology
Let's Find Animals: Pre-k through first grade
Native Resistance Then and Now: a lesson plan for high school students from the Smithsonian Learning Lab
Woven Through Time: American Treasures of Native Basketry and Fiber Art
Explore the ancient and abiding fiber-weaving traditions of the region.
Discovery Hunts in Woven Through Time
Split-twig Animal Activity: Video and Activity Sheet
The Pottery Project: 24,000 Pots, 2,000 Years
The Pottery Project celebrates 2,000 years of Native pottery-making traditions in the U.S. Southwest.
Discovery Hunts in The Pottery Project
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