PerrotStatePark
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• CultureHistoryScavengerHunt• PerrotStateParkScavengerHunt• ExplorePerrotStatePark,PastandPresentWorksheetTheseself-guidedactivitiesarelocatedunderneaththeexhibit’smapcase,inapullouteducationdrawer.
Culture History Scavenger Hunt
Hi! I’m Freddie the Frog! Would you like to do a scavenger hunt
with me in the exhibit?
Lets start 13,000 years ago with Paleoindian people. Can you find
2 pictures of Paleoindians hunting in the exhibit?
Find the BIG teeth. Can you tell whose tooth is whose?
For hints read the Megafauna panel above!
Around 10,000 years ago, people in this area started using copper. What kind of copper tools can you find?
In the Woodland Tradition people began making pottery. Can you
spot the differences in the pottery on the wall?
Make sure to check out the pottery in the
drawer you found me in! You can touch and feel REAL pieces of pottery.
How cool is that!?
Can you find the the Woodland and Mississippian houses? How
are their house shapes different from one another? Do they look
like yours?
What is your favorite game or sport? The Mississippian people
LOVED to play the game “Chunkey.” Can you find 2 chunkey
stones in the exhibit?
The Mississippians and Oneota people were the first farmers.
What kinds of foods did they farm? Do you eat those foods today?
The first Europeans in the area were French. What did they bring
with them? What kind of things did they trade with the Native
Americans?
Native Americans, like the Ho-Chunk, still live in Wisconsin today. Can you find the traditional Ho-Chunk dress? What kind of designs and patterns
do you see?
Find the model of Perrot State Park! It shows what Perrot looked like
1,000 years ago. How does the park look different today?
WAY TO GO! You finished the Cultural History Scavenger Hunt. I hope you had
fun! Make sure to return me to the drawer, and enjoy Perrot State Park!
Perrot State Park Scavenger Hunt
Hi! I’m Freddie the Frog! Would you like to do a scavenger hunt
with me throughout the exhibit?
Let’s start with the history of the park.Who donated the land that became Perrot
State Park? What was the Civilian Conservation Corps?
What is archaeology? Can you name 2 people who worked in Perrot State Park
between the years 1900 and 2000?
Do you see the model of rock art? You shouldn’t touch real rock art, but inside
the drawer you found me in there is a replica you CAN touch.
Check it out!
Perrot State Park encourages exploration, discovery, and preservation. What
activities listed on the “Perrot State Park” panel have you done?
Perrot State Park is located in the Driftless area. What is the
Driftless Area?
Who am I?1.The Sioux call me “Pah-hah-dah”
2. The Ho-Chunk call me “Hay-nee-ah-cheh” 3. My French name translates to “the
mountain whose foot is bathed in water?”
Read the panel about Trempealeau Bay. Can you find the Bay on the model of
Perrot State Park?
Can you name 3 animals and plants on the “Web of Life” panel? Which are your
favorites? Have you seen them in Perrot?
Deer are common in Perrot State Park. How many pictures of deer
can you find in the exhibit?
Invasive species are harmful to the environment. What are some ways you can
help prevent the spread of invasive species?
WAY TO GO! You finished the Perrot State Park Scavenger Hunt. I hope you had fun! Make sure to return me to the drawer,
and enjoy Perrot State Park!
Name: _______________________
Explore Perrot State Park, Past and Present! Discover the Perrot State Park Nature Exhibit with the help of Freddie the Frog!
1. What is archaeology? Hint: Look at the “Process of Archaeology” flip-ups!
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2. What tools do archaeologists use? Circle the correct ones!
Screwdriver Trowel Shovel Hammer Sifting Screen
3. Compare all of the types of houses you see in the exhibit. What do they look like? Can you draw what your house looks like in the box below?
Hint: Find the panels about the Paleoindian, Archaic, Woodland, Mississippian & Oneota Traditions.
4. What are the three types of Native American mounds? What do they look like?
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5. Take a look at Native American dress hanging on the wall. When and where do Native
Americans, such as the Ho-Chunk, wear regalia like this? ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________
Hi I’m Freddie! Follow me around
the exhibit for helpful hints!
Regalia is traditional clothing worn by Native Americans. Patterns often have special meaning to their wearer.
Name: _______________________ 6. Connect the dots! What shape do they make?
7. Draw a plant and an animal that you might see in the park in the box below. Hint: for ideas, check out “The Web of Life”!
Whoa! That looks like
the rock art on the wall!