This activity is divided into five sections: Learning about cultures in the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Collecting and cataloging artifacts Preparing a documentary-style report Designing a History Box Making a presentation, in documentary form,using collected information and artifacts Goal: The purpose of this activity is to instill an awareness in students of the important role the Lake Pontchartrain Basin has played in the history of our culture. Vocabulary: artifact something produced by human work oral history historical data consisting of personal recollections primary source a source of information written directly by the person whose experience is recorded (e.g., journals and diaries) secondary source a source of information that is indirect, information written after the fact about historical events (e.g., history books) anthropologist a person who studies the customs and cultures, etc. of the human race archaeologist a person who studies the human cultures of the past documentary a film or report in which evidence and information are used to tell a true story about a topic Go back U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey URL: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1998/of98-805/lessons/chpt10/act4.htm Maintained by Publishing Services Last modified: 10:52:25 Wed 17 Oct 2001 Privacy statement | General disclaimer | Accessibility