Native
American Cultures
A 5TH GRADE WEBQUEST
Historians have divided North America into 7 main cultural regions based on the cultures of the first groups of Native Americans who lived there. Within each cultural region there was a common climate and set of natural resources. You have been hired by the Smithsonian Museum to design a display to teach museum visitors about a specific tribe of Native Americans. Your display must be eye-catching and informative.
Using the computer links below, your text book, and encyclopedias, Research your assigned culture. Fill in the Culture Worksheet your teacher provides. Use the information you find to create the product from the list below.
Complete your Culture Worksheet
Write a one page report about your culture.
Make a map showing where your culture lived (lives) identify the region they live in.
Make a menu for your culture
Write an instructional paragraph explaining how to build a typical shelter for your culture.
Draw a picture showing an important part of your group's culture
Make a diorama showing the environment your culture lived in. Include background scenery, animal life, plant life and a Native American in traditional dress. (Remember, dioramas are 3-dimensional and should have something in the background and foreground. )
Design 3 slides for our class Power Point Presentation about your culture.
Slide 1 - Introduce culture and tell which region they lived in
Slide 2 - Describe the environment, specifically identify at least 3 natural resources available and how they help with survival
Slide 3 - Describe at least 2 things people in this culture made and how these things helped them survive.
Use colors and graphics that "go with" your culture
DISPLAY ALL OF THE ABOVE MATERIALS ON A TRI-FOLD DISPLAY BOARD.
(Diorama and Mobile may be separate)
**** EXTRA CREDIT****
Design a mobile to showcase your culture. In the same way that an environment must have the correct balance of natural resources, a mobile must also balance. Mobile should include information about:
Environment
Location in North America
Food Sources
Shelter
Clothing
Tools/other artifacts
artwork/colors appropriate to culture
Native American Tools and Artifacts
The Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian
The Tlingits of the Northwest Coast
Webliography
Students will fill out a chart for each web page they use in gathering information.
Evaluation of Student Work Rubric
Each student will receive a completed rubric from teacher showing self assessment and teacher assessment of their work.
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