Subject: Social Studies
Activity Length: 30 minutes, over 3-5 days
Materials Needed: Library Books, Scott Foresman Social Studies pages 108-113, Bookmarks for Research.
Objectives: Students will be able to identify and compare Native American groups in Texas and the Western Hemisphere before European exploration and describe the regions in which they lived.
Focus Activity: Students brainstorm for a few minutes on how their lives are different than a Native American’s life.
Instruction / Guided Practice: Teacher will model an example of the double bubble map comparing their live to that of a Native American’s. (Compare food, government, house, location, occupation)
Sample Questions, students will help decide what questions to ask...
• Where did the civilization exist?
• What year did the civilization “begin”? “End”?
• Why did the civilization end?
• What were the religious customs?
• What types of buildings did they have?
• How did the people eat? Did they farm? Hunt? Fish? Use a combination?
• What clothing and adornments did they wear?
• What did they do for fun?
• What jobs did the people have?
• What was the family unit like?
Check for Mastery / Understanding: Students will contribute to the class double bubble.
Independent Activity: Students will split into 4 groups where they will research 1 tribe either from the US, or the Incas, Mayas, or Aztecs. They will then compare it to another one of these tribes. Info that should be researched: where they lived, form of government, the types of homes they lived in, how they lived, how their lived changed. They will create a double bubble map where they write information on the bubbles, and draw a picture on the outside of the bubbles.
Evaluation / Assessment: Check to see that the information and pictures accurately portray the lifestyle of the tribe that was researched. The group gets a grade.
Enrichment: Students who finish early may utilize BrainPOP or the District's Bookmarks for Research for further learning.
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