Water Panthers, Bears, and Thunderbirds

by Rosebrough, Amy

• ISBN13: 9780870203572
• ISBN10: 0870203576
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-12-01
• Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society

Summary

Based on recent archaeological interpretation, this standards-based resource enriches material covered in Native People of Wisconsin. Water Panthers, Bears, and Thunderbirds introduces young readers to effigy mound sites in five southern Wisconsin counties. Suggested activities encourage students to graph, compare, contrast, and analyze the ways these mound groups vary from county to county. Distributed for the Wisconsin Historical Society.

Author Biography

Bobbie Malone is director of the Office of School Services at the Wisconsin Historical Society and author of several books on Wisconsin history written for Wisconsin classrooms. Amy Rosebrough works in the Office of the State Archaeologist at the Wisconsin Historical Society and is pursuing her dissertation on Effigy Mound cultures.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. i
Acknowledgments	p. ii
Introduction	p. iii
Teacher Background	p. 1
Unit Overview	p. 1
Skills, Strategies, and Standards	p. 1
Materials List	p. 1
Procedures	p. 1
Closure and Assessment	p. 2
Enhancement	p. 2
Handouts, Worksheets, and Black Line Masters
All About Effigy Mounds and Mound Builders Fact Sheet	p. 5
Map of Grant County Mound Sites	p. 6
Map of Richland County Mound Sites	p. 8
Map of Dane County Mound Sites	p. 10
Map of Dodge County Mound Sites	p. 12
Map of Milwaukee County Mound Sites	p. 14
Grant County Mound Group Maps	p. 17
Richland County Mound Group Maps	p. 19
Dane County Mound Group Maps	p. 21
Dodge County Mound Group Maps	p. 23
Milwaukee County Mound Group Maps	p. 25
County Mound Group Tally Sheet	p. 27
County Mound Group Graph	p. 28
County Mound Group Composite Graph	p. 29
Map of Wisconsin with All Effigy Mound Sites and Five Effigy Mound Counties Highlighted	p. 30
Pie Chart of Mounds in Grant County	p. 31
Pie Chart of Mounds in Richland County	p. 32
Pie Chart of Mounds in Dane County	p. 33
Pie Chart of Mounds in Dodge County	p. 34
Pie Chart of Mounds in Milwaukee County	p. 35
If I Were an Effigy Mound Builder Worksheet	p. 36
Effigy Mounds Comparative Timeline	p. 37
Answer Keys
What Were the Mounds Used For? Discussion Answer Key	p. 38
Mound Group Tally Sheet Answer Key	p. 39
Pie Chart of Mounds in Grant County Answer Key	p. 41
Pie Chart of Mounds in Richland County Answer Key	p. 41
Pie Chart of Mounds in Dane County Answer Key	p. 42
Pie Chart of Mounds in Dodge County Answer Key	p. 42
Pie Chart of Mounds in Milwaukee County Answer Key	p. 43
Pie Chart of Mounds in all Five Counties	p. 44
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