Native Americans
Social Studies S.O.L.’s 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4
Oral Language S.O.L. 2.3a
Designed By
Diane Woods
dmwoods@henrico.k12.va.us
as
a
INTRODUCTION
About 300 years ago a group of people called
“Indians” roamed what we now call the United
States of America. These people lived on the
land, survived on the land, and used the
environment around them to meet their basic
needs. We now know these people as Native
Americans or First Americans. Our project will
be to learn more about 3 groups of Native
Americans. These 3 groups are called the
Eastern Woodlands (Powhatans), Plains (Sioux)
and Southwest (Pueblo).
THE TASK
Your job will be to complete the following tasks.
Answer questions about the First
Americans.
Create a Venn diagram comparing the
three tribes.
Label the map worksheet to tell where
the Eastern Woodlands, the Plains and
the Southwest tribes were located. *You
can earn extra credit if you find what
First American groups were located in
the other two spaces.
Make one of the types of homes that the
Eastern Woodlands, Sioux or Pueblo lived
in. You will be assigned one of the three
listed above.
Present the created “home” to the class
as an oral presentation. You will be able
to tell your classmates 4 important facts
about how your tribe lived.
THE PROCESS
1. Your group will receive a folder with worksheets included to
complete the first three tasks listed above. Remember to work as a
group. Part of your grade will come from how well you can do this
together.
Click on any of the following websites to answer the questions on your
worksheet. Look at the website address to help you to answer the
questions. The words woodlands, plains or southwest will be in the
address. You may want to investigate the different sites to look at the
information that is there before you begin.
- http://www.tooter4kids.com/Thanksgiving/american_indian_tribes.htm
- http://www.tooter4kids.com/Thanksgiving/woodlands.htm
- http://www.tooter4kids.com/Thanksgiving/plains.htm
- http://www.tooter4kids.com/Thanksgiving/southwest.htm
- http://www.promotega.org/fld30036/Eastern%20Woodlands.html
-http://www.promotega.org/fld30036/plains%20indians.html
- http://www.promotega.org/fld30036/southwestern.html
- http://www.promotega.org/fld30036/index.html
2. Use the websites above, in blue, to find information to complete your
Venn Diagram. This diagram is in your folder. Compare each of the
three regions. How are they alike? How are they different?
3. Complete the map that is in your folder.
4. Create a home from one of the three regions. You will find all of
the supplies that you need in the back of the room.
5. Prepare your presentation. Each person from your group must be
able to share a fact that they learned while completing your project.
RESOURCES
- http://www.tooter4kids.com/Thanksgiving/american_indian_tribes.htm - Tells
about the word tribe and the different types of homes.
- http://www.tooter4kids.com/Thanksgiving/woodlands.htm - Tells about the land,
occupations, and food of the Eastern Woodlands.
- http://www.tooter4kids.com/Thanksgiving/plains.htm - Tells about the buffalo,
the occupations of the Plains. You can also find information about how this group
of people moved with the buffalo.
- http://www.tooter4kids.com/Thanksgiving/southwest.htm - Tells about the home
and the climate.
- http://www.promotega.org/fld30036/Eastern%20Woodlands.html – Tells about
the home, the land and what they ate.
- http://www.promotega.org/fld30036/plains%20indians.html – Tells about the
home and how the home was portable to move with the buffalo.
- http://www.promotega.org/fld30036/southwestern.html - Tells about the home
of the Southwest, what they ate and their occupation.
- http://www.promotega.org/fld30036/index.html - Map - has the different
regions.
Evaluation
Name: ________________________
Teacher:
Date : ___________________
Title of Work: ___________________
Criteria
Answered
questions
correctly and
completely,
using proper
grammar
spelling and
punctuation.
Used the Venn
Diagram
properly,
comparing the
three tribes.
Labeled the
regions on the
map correctly
with proper
spelling.
Created one of
the homes of the
Eastern
Woodlands,
Plains or
Southwest First
Americans.
Group
presentation
with 4 important
facts about your
tribe.
Points
1
2
3
4
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CONCLUSION
Upon completion of this WebQuest, you should be able to
identify the Eastern Woodlands, Plains, and Southwest tribes.
You will be able to identify the names of the tribes, the types
of homes they live in and their occupations. You will be able to
compare the three tribes to find similarities and differences.
To conclude your project you will share what you have learned
with the class.
TEACHER RESOURCES
The next few pages are the worksheets to add to
the folder for the group to complete.
Name __________________________________
Questions Worksheet
Answer all questions in complete sentences.
1. What is the meaning of the word tribe? _____________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
2. What type of home would you find in the Southwest? __________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
3. Name the tribe that lives on the Plains. _____________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
4. What are the occupations (jobs people do) of the Eastern
Woodlands? ___________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
5. What tribe lived in the Eastern Woodlands? _________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
6. The Sioux used every part of what animal? __________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
7. What was the occupation of the Southwest people? ____________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
8. Name the type of home that the Plains people lived in. __________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
9. Why did the people of the Plains need to keep moving? __________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
10. What tribe lived in the Southwest?________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
11. What type of home did the Eastern Woodlands live in and what was
it made of? ____________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
12. What was the main occupation of the Plains Indians? ___________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
Name _________________________________
Map Worksheet
Label the map with the First American groups that we are
studying.
Eastern Woodland
Plains
Southwest
*You can receive extra credit if you can find what groups are
not listed above.
Name________________________________________________________________
Venn Diagram
Eastern Woodlands
Plains
Southwest