1. To explain elements of Hopi culture practiced at Awatovi many centuries ago and those that remain important today; 2. To illustrate the four methods by which Awatovi Hopis and Hopis today farm an apparently unproductive land with such success; 3. To describe how archeology can illuminate the lives of people whose past has not been preserved in written records; 4. To document evidence of historic farming techniques in the students' own state or region.
Recommended level: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
1. Hopi Culture and Life at Awatovi
2. Farming an Unproductive Land: Hopi Agricultural Methods
3. Archaeology and Uncovering the Past