After learning about Native Americans, fourth graders at Deauville Gardens West Elementary School recently took a field trip to Garvies Point Museum and Preserve. The students had explored the art of pottery and the making of pottery using traditional Native American methods. The students handled authentic Native American pottery sherds and worked with clay.

The tools and artifacts class showed how Native Americans made and used tools – such as stone working and woodworking tools – as a means of adapting their environment to meet their needs. Students handled authentic tools and other artifacts. In addition, they used replicated tools such as mortars and pestles to grind corn, fire drills for making fire and pump drills for drilling holes in stone.

Date Added: 3/15/2023