Process

Getting Ready	First you will be assigned to a crew of three. In your crew will be an Archaeologist and two crewmembers. Get together with your crew and each of you chose 1 cave painting that you will be responsible for. Once you have chosen a cave painting, print out the Gathering Information worksheet. Use this Web Links to help you find a cave painting from the Ice Age. Cave paintings A Virtual Tour of Cave Paintings Paintings from the cave of Lascaux Paleolithic Cave paintings
Gathering Information	Look at the resources on your cave painting below and start gathering information on the following: What is the Ice Age and what years did it cover? Who or what is in the painting? Is the person or animals known for something specific in the Ice Age? Does the painting portray an event that happen in the Ice Age? What does the painting tell you about life during the times of the Ice Age? How did the people communicate in the Ice Age? Use these Web Links to help you gather information. Animals during the Ice Age Cave paintings and the animals Ice Age History of the Ice Age Glaciers and the Ice Age Woolly Rhino First Cave Art Discovered… What do Scientists mean when they refer to THE ICE AGE? Stone Age Habitats Handy Man Creation of tools and weapons
Writing up the Research	After you have done your research, print out the Organizing your Research worksheet and make an outline of what you want to write about. Use your outline to write 3 or 4 paragraphs about the caving paintings. Read through your writing and make sure you do not see any grammar errors. Make sure your writing is clear and easy to read. After your group has completed all of these steps, have Writing Conference to edit your writing. Discuss with your group which cave painting best depicts life during the Ice Age. Place your writing in your journal.
Re-creating the artwork	Next, look at your cave painting again and think about how you could re-create the cave painting in the same style. Keep in mind the following: What kind of medium should you use to make it look as close to the original as possible? Are the colors bright, dark, bold, and washed out? Would it be best to draw it first with pencil? What are the subjects in the cave paintings? Use these Web Links to help with re-creating you cave painting. Early pigments Ice Age Mammals