Diorama of a Native American Home
2. Download Diorama of Native American Home Packet
Elements included in this packet:
pg 1-Letter to parents with project's specifications in English
pg 2- Letter to parents with project's specifications in Spanish
pg 3-Student Project- Cover Page
pg 4- Color the region/states on the map below to show where this tribe was located. Describe this region’s characteristics (i.e. the environment, landforms and climate).
pg 5- What kind of food did this tribe eat? How did they get their food? Describe the type of clothing they wore. What did the women wear? What did the men wear? Name tribal home and Describe how this Native American home looked. What natural resources did the tribe use to build their homes?
pg 6- What materials did you use to create your diorama? Write a fact or interesting piece of information about your tribe. Glue pictures on the space below that represent multiple aspects of your tribe
pg 7- Bilingual Writing Rubric for Report
pg 8- Bilingual Scoring Sheet for Diorama
pg 9- Extra resources
3. Download Pathfinder
Use the links on this pathfinder to help you in your research. You may also use books or other online resources.
1. Let's Build Background Knowledge:
Review The Power Point On Native American Indians
(Located in your USBs and Google Drives)
This slide presentation describes each Native American region's climate, landforms, and natural resources. It also describes in detail each Native American region in terms of housing, clothing, food, transportation, arts and crafts, tools and weapons, religion as well as customs.
Regions Discussed in depth:
* Southwest Native Americans (total of 12 slides)
* Plains Native Americans (total of 17 slides)
* Pacific Northwest Coast (total of 11 slides)
* South Eastern Region (Total of 12 slides)
* Also read about the Trail of Tears!
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Process
You will work in a team of three historians. Your job as historians is to become experts on your selected tribe and to further explain how they were able to adapt and survive in their surroundings. As historians, you will first work independently to gather as much information on your topic and to complete your assigned portion of the report. You will have to divide the research work evenly among yourselves to cover the following areas: shelter and transportation, geographical features of the region; food sources and hunting; clothing; and customs and traditions. Once everyone has completed their part of the research, you will meet as a group to begin the creation of your team's diorama and to practice your oral presentation.
