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About the Site
The Stone Age virtual tour is part of the Web site for the Museum of Antiquities, an archeology museum in England.
Lesson Objectives
Students will use the Internet to learn about the Stone Age. Students will look at pictures of Stone Age artifacts. Students will recall facts they learned through the virtual tour.
Suggested Additional Activities
Have students go through the tour led by the archeologist. They can begin to do so by returning to the "Explore the World of the Hunter Gatherers" page then clicking on Meet the Archaeologist. From this same page have students click on Do the Food Quiz to see how good they would fare as hunter gatherers. Have students visit http://www.exploratorium.edu/aaas-2000/0221_dispatch_flutes.html to read about the bear bone and hear an audio clip of the bone being played as a flute.
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About the Site
This easy-to-navigate site offers students a brief look into the technology of the Stone Age. Clear photographs and concise text explain the development of tools over time. The site was developed by students at the Bergen County, New Jersey, Technology Center.
What to Do
After student have viewed the Web site, ask them why they think the Stone Age is so named. What kinds of tools did people make and use? How was technology changing at the end of the Stone Age? If time allows, students may be interested to read how technology of the Stone Age evolved in a later age. Click the blue arrow on the last page, then click The Bronze Age.
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