Water Panthers, Bears, and Thunderbirds: Exploring the Effigy Mounds of Wisconsin

by Bobbie Malone, Amy Rosebrough

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780870203572
Publisher:	Wisconsin Historical Society
Publication date:	12/28/2003
Series:	New Badger History Series
Edition description:	1
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

About the Author

Bobbie Malone worked as the Director of the Office of School Services at the Wisconsin Historical Society until 2011. Bobbie has authored and edited many student books and teachers guides on Wisconsin history for the state's 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	i
	Acknowledgments	ii
	Introduction	iii
	Teacher Background	1
	Unit Overview	1
	Skills, Strategies, and Standards	1
	Materials List	1
	Procedures	1
	Closure and Assessment	2
	Enhancement	2
	Handouts, Worksheets, and Black Line Masters
	All About Effigy Mounds and Mound Builders Fact Sheet	5
	Map of Grant County Mound Sites	6
	Map of Richland County Mound Sites	8
	Map of Dane County Mound Sites	10
	Map of Dodge County Mound Sites	12
	Map of Milwaukee County Mound Sites	14
	Grant County Mound Group Maps	17
	Richland County Mound Group Maps	19
	Dane County Mound Group Maps	21
	Dodge County Mound Group Maps	23
	Milwaukee County Mound Group Maps	25
	County Mound Group Tally Sheet	27
	County Mound Group Graph	28
	County Mound Group Composite Graph	29
	Map of Wisconsin with All Effigy Mound Sites and Five Effigy Mound Counties Highlighted	30
	Pie Chart of Mounds in Grant County	31
	Pie Chart of Mounds in Richland County	32
	Pie Chart of Mounds in Dane County	33
	Pie Chart of Mounds in Dodge County	34
	Pie Chart of Mounds in Milwaukee County	35
	If I Were an Effigy Mound Builder Worksheet	36
	Effigy Mounds Comparative Timeline	37
	Answer Keys
	What Were the Mounds Used For? Discussion Answer Key	38
	Mound Group Tally Sheet Answer Key	39
	Pie Chart of Mounds in Grant County Answer Key	41
	Pie Chart of Mounds in Richland County Answer Key	41
	Pie Chart of Mounds in Dane County Answer Key	42
	Pie Chart of Mounds in Dodge County Answer Key	42
	Pie Chart of Mounds in Milwaukee County Answer Key	43
	Pie Chart of Mounds in all Five Counties	44