NYS Museum Virtual Field Trip

Last updated almost 5 years ago

10 questions

NYS Museum Virtual Field Trip

Last updated almost 5 years ago

10 questions

Welcome to the NYS Museum Virtual Field Trip!  
Below is a picture of the model of a longhouse that is located at the museum.  Follow the links to "visit" the museum and complete the activities by looking at the pictures and reading the information.  All questions should be typed in using RACE responses.

Click here to see pictures of a Mohawk village.  There are 20 pictures you can look at to view different parts of the village.  Look closely at Picture 1, then close that window to return here and type in three (3) facts you notice about the palisade.

Three facts I noticed about the palisade are:

Click here to read about the palisade. What are two reasons why the palisade was built?

Click here to go back to the pictures. Read the information next to Picture 2. How were trees used to make longhouses? Include at least two different uses for the bark of trees.

Click here to look at Picture 3, and read the description. Describe the inside of a longhouse and how it is divided up for different families. Include at least two facts from the website.

Click here to read the description of Picture 4. Then fill out the Venn Diagram comparing your own living space to that of a Mohawk family inside a longhouse. Include at least two details about each house, and at least one detail they both have in common.

Click here to look at Picture 11. Read the information next to the picture. What clan are the people who live in this longhouse a member of? What are two other clans in the Mohawk nation?

Click here and scroll to Picture 13. Using the information in the caption, fill out the chart with details about how Mohawk boys and girls played and entertained each other.

Click here and look at Picture 15. Read the information included with the picture and describe how the Mohawks stored and preserved food.

Click here to view pictures that explain the Three Sisters Diorama, an exhibit at the museum. Read the captions and describe three different jobs that were completed by women, children and elderly men to be sure there were enough crops for the people.

Click here to view and read about many Iroquois artifacts on display at the museum. Then complete the table with three artifacts and a description and the reason you chose that artifact.