Learning Path
Stone Age Learning Path
By Cliona Brennock
Investigate and learn about Stone Age People
6 resources in this Learning Path
1
BBC - Day In The Life: Stone Age
http://vimeo.com/21927963 Added: 03 Jun 2014 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type:One of four episodes created by Beakus for BBC History to help get kids in to ancient history. This episode sees Eric, a 10-year old time-travelling boy, whizz off to the Stone Age. Duration 2.20 mins.
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- 3-4
- SESE History
3-4
3-4
3-4
3-4
Strand: Early People /Ancient Societies
Strand unit: Stone Age Peoples
Content objective:
This resource should enable a child to:
- become familiar with aspects of the lives of these peoples
Suggestions for use: Discuss what life would have been like in the Stone Age. What would people eat? Where would they live?
2
Stone Age People
http://ancienthistory.mrdonn.org/EarlyMan.html Added: 07 Nov 2006 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type: Game / Lesson PlanPupils can explore Stone Age peoples and the different stages of human development over thousands of years. Although this webpage is quite texty the important pieces of information are highlighted in black.
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- 3-4
- SESE History
Strand: Early People /Ancient Societies
Strand unit: Stone Age Peoples
3
NOVA - Stone Age Toolkit
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/stone-age-toolkit.html Added: 04 Jun 2014 Contributor: Patrick Coffey Resource type: Guide/notesExplains some of the tools, weaponry, and other artifacts that were used by Stone Age people. Covers such tools as blade cores, burins, awls as well as various types of spears and harpoons. There is an interactive version and a printable version.
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- 5-6
- SESE History
5-6
5-6
5-6
Strand: Early People /Ancient Societies
Strand unit: Stone Age Peoples
Content objective:
This resource should enable a child to:
- become familiar with some aspects of the lives of these peoples
Suggestions for use: Use the interactive version first and then print out the notes. If the students had to choose two items, which ones would they pick. Get them to justify their answer.
4
Knowth.com
http://www.knowth.com/ Added: 28 Jul 2005 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type: Guide/notesInformation on Newgrange, Knowth and Dowth the megalithic passage graves in fact the whole Bru na Boinne area of Co. Meath. Gives some good images of patterns on stones.
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- SC
- Art
SC
Strand: Useful Websites
Suggestions for use: Stone patterns from Newgrange.
Strand: Early People /Ancient Societies
Strand unit: Stone Age Peoples
Suggestions for use: Visit the Megalithic Passage Tombs of Newgrange, Knowth, Dowth, Fourknocks, Loughcrew and Tara which located in the present day County of Meath on the east coast of Ireland. View photos and text.
Strand: Early People /Ancient Societies
Strand unit: Stone Age Peoples
Suggestions for use: Visit the Megalithic Passage Tombs of Newgrange, Knowth, Dowth, Fourknocks, Loughcrew and Tara which located in the present day County of Meath on the east coast of Ireland. View photos and text.
5
Poulnabrone Portal Tomb, Ireland
https://sketchfab.com/models/f98b1d8b1e60463382470de79246ae01 Added: 26 Jan 2015 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type: Simulation3D interactive image depicting the portal tomb or dolmen in Co. Clare which can be manipulated and explored from all angles.
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- 5-6
- SESE History
Strand: Early People /Ancient Societies
Strand unit: Stone Age Peoples
Content objective:
This resource should enable a child to:
- examine critically, and become familiar with, evidence we have which tells us about these people, especially evidence of these people which may be found locally and in Ireland, where appropriate
- record the place of these peoples on appropriate timelines
Suggestions for use: Display the image on the IWB with a view to exploring how a dolmen was constructed and used for. Compare it to other dolmens or photographic representations of this one.
6
Stone Age
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/learn...istory-of-food-and-f/the-stone-age/ Added: 04 Aug 2015 Contributor: Lisa Darragh Resource type: Presentation / ReferenceA nice website with some online activities to explain the Stone Age to children.
View full descriptionHow it maps to the curriculum
- 3-4
- SESE History
Strand: Early People /Ancient Societies
Strand unit: Stone Age Peoples
Content objective:
This resource should enable a child to:
- become familiar with aspects of the lives of these peoples
- record the place of these peoples on appropriate timelines
Suggestions for use: A good website for introducing a class to the topic or assessing their knowledge in groups
