Our troop got permission from Nyoda Girl Scout Council to do this council's patch with a archaeological site in our state.
The link for the patch with an email address for the council is:
Archaeology IPP Requirements:
* indicates what our troop did (or when) to earn this requirement.
1.��� View a film strip at the Visitor's Center at the Prehistoric Indian Village in Mitchell, S.D. ����
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������� View a film strip from your public or school library on archaeology.
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* Viewed video at San Luis Mission at Visitor Center. 11/14/99 (San Luis Mission is in Tallahassee, Florida)
2.��� Learn what archaeology sites teach us and how the findings help scientists.
* 11-14-99
3.��� Tour an archaeology site in South Dakota and make a report on what you saw.
*Toured an archaeological site in Florida 11-14-99
4.��� Make a model of an early Indian dwelling - not a tepee.
*Made models of Spanish house and chief�s hut 12-16-99
5.��� Make a clay pot and fire it the way the Indians did.
6.��� Make a sketch of houses or tools used by prehistoric people.
7.��� Write a report about the various crops raised by prehistoric people.
8.��� Visit the garden site at the Prehistoric Indian Village in Mitchell, SD and either take pictures or make sketches of the garden site.
*Visited garden site 11-14-99
9.��� Learn to map a digging.
10.��� Help at a dig site for 2 hours.
* Helped at dig with sifting for artifacts, and we found several small pieces 11-14-99
11.���� Visit with either a past or present archaeologit about their digs and what they learned in regard to history.
* Visited with Heidi at San Luis Mission, saw artifacts she discovered.
12.��� Learn about another archaeology site in another state and report on their findings. � �
*Learned about the Five Points Site in New York, below is an internet site about it.
Links:
Five Points Site