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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students compare and contrast how American Indians are represented in today's society with their actual customs, traditions, and way of life. They explain that Native Americans are made up of diverse peoples and cultures. Full Review »
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- 7th - 9th
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Students explore the influences that geography has on a Native American tribe's culture and lifestyle. They examine how the first encounters with Europeans affected that tribe. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten
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Students review the location of different tribes of Native Americans. They examine their culture and how it has effected today's Americans. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students research Native American groups and compile information into a web/chart with various categories. They read and summarize folktales from their assigned group and then present their research to the class. They compare their group to others. Full Review »
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- 10th
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Students examine Native American policy. They discover what is meant by imperialism. They also discuss the struggles of the Native Americans for their freedom. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students begin the lesson by identifying how and why the Native Americans came to North America. Using the internet, they examine how their culture spread throughout the continent and in groups they discuss the stereotypes between the Europeans and Native Americans. They end the lesson by discussing how Native Americans today are trying to preserve their culture. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students examine the seven major Native American cultural regions while examining the environment and artifacts. They use History Alive resources to determine which group was responsible for given artifacts. They role play as a movie reviewer whose job it is to evaluate a script about life in the Northwest during the 1700's. They write to the producer citing the inaccuracies in the script. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students research how religions are created and how they influence the way people live. They identify the religious beliefs and practices of the Inuit, Lakota, Apache, Navajo and Iroquois Native Americans. Students find the similarities/differences of those beliefs and practices as well. They set up a tribal meeting to share their findings with the class. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 5th
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Students research the tribes of American Indians in Virginia and settled, agricultural tribes in other regions of America. They explain how geography and climate influenced the way various Indian tribes lived, and evaluate the impact of native economies on their religion, arts, shelters, and cultures. They develop presentations and put on a Native American Village Day to which parents and other visitors are invited. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students study Native American tribes including the Timucua, Tocobago, Calusa, Tequesta, Ais, and Apalachee. They work in groups and research a tribe to find information on its food, religion, clothing, language, policies, and timeline of important events. After creating a cube to represent the tribe they visit the History Center. Full Review »
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