Native Americans WebQuest

By: Brittany Bell

Created for Mrs. Milliken’s 3^rd grade class

Introduction:

Imagine what it would be like to be a young Native American child living in the early 1800’s. Imagine the house you would live in, what you would do in your free time and what daily life would be like. This webQuest has been created to help you better understand the cultures of Native Americans.

The Challenge:

Your mission for this unit is to “become” a native American. You will be divided up into groups called Tribes and you will be given a region you are to learn about. The regions are: Plains, Eastern Woodlands, Pacific Northwest, and Southwest. Each person will need to complete the following tasks and include them in their Native American packet.

The tasks:

· Use the online resources to learn about the shelter of your tribe and write a paragraph describing what it looked like and what the functions of it.

· Use the online resources to learn about the things created by your tribe and create one of your own to show the class.

· Using the search engines complete the Native American Vocabulary list.

The Journey:

1. Shelter: Use the shelters map website to get information and write a description about your tribe’s shelter. http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/settlements/index.shtml

2. Arts: Use the art links to learn how to create crafts done by your tribe.

· Pacific Northwest: http://members.aol.com/Art1234567/Totemart.html

· Plains: http://inkido.indiana.edu/w310work/romac/partwork.html

· Southwest: http://www.canyonart.com/pottery.htm

· Eastern Woodlands: http://nativetech.nativeweb.org/scenes/

3. Use the following links to find the definitions to the following words: Tipi, wigwam, Maize, buckskin, nomads, preserve, tribe, and choose 3 words relating to your tribe.

· http://www.d81.w-cook.k12.il.us/kennedy/soconnel/nativeamericans/NativeVoc.htm

· www.yahooligans.com

Good luck! Questions and concerns email to: Brittany.bell@uvm.edu