Students will understand that their ancestors learned to make successful pots through trial and error, and understand the connection between stories, oral tradition, and symbols and designs in Acoma pottery.

Culture, Math, Language Arts, Art, Science

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Students will connect stories, myths, and traditions of hunting (as heard from elders), to the utilitarian needs and scientific procedures of hide tanning, and ecological practices, as well as to those of the spirit.

Strand II : Content of Science, Standard I (physical science) Benchmark I (grade 2) Understand how matter may be transformed into different states (e.g., ice, water and steam ).

Strand 2, Standard 1

K-4: A – 4 th Grade I, II : Performance Standard I: Know that changes to matter may be chemical or physical and when two or more substances are combined, a new substance may be formed with properties that are different from those of the original substances (e.g., white glue and borax, cornstarch and water, vinegar and baking soda). Performance Standard II: Know that materials are made up of small particles (atoms and molecules) that are too small to see with the naked eye.

5-8: A – 5 th Grade I, II,VI : Performance Standard I: Describe properties (e.g., relative volume, ability to flow) of these three states of matter.
Performance Standard II: Describe how matter changes from one phase to another (e.g., condensation, evaporation).
Performance Standard VI: Explain the relationship between temperature and the motion of particles in each state of matter.

5-8: A – 6 th Grade I: Performance Standard I: Understand that substances have characteristic properties and identify the properties ofvarious substances (e.g., density, boiling point, solubility, chemical reactivity).

Students will understand that anything living or non-living in the universe contains elements in different combinations, and will connect their prior knowledge to scientific observations of natural elements and combinations of elements, and to practical uses in daily living.