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The Mandan Buffalo Dance and You

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students create short oral presentations describing how Native American tribes use dance, poetry, music, art and other expressions to make a dedication to a physical concept or thing.
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Rain Dance

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify part of the Native American culture and perform a "rain dance".
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Creating Stories Using Pictographs

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars participate in diverse cultural activities that lead them to a better understanding of Native American people. They use pictographs to write a story, imagining themselves as tribal members. Students transfer their story to...
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Our Native Americans

For Teachers 3rd
Students complete a unit of lessons on Native Americans. They label maps, list resources the Native Americans used in their daily lives, create an original short story, define key vocabulary, and develop a model of something that...
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Organizing Main Ideas and Supporting Details

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read given information and identify the main ideas and specific detail of the story. In groups, they read a historical title and create a "book talk" for each one, summarizing the story. In addition, students create a...
Worksheet
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Creatures of the Grand Canyon

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this word search puzzle worksheet, students find and circle all of the wildlife hidden in a word search puzzle. Students also classify the animals into groups of mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, or amphibians.
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New Mexico

For Students 4th - 6th
In this New Mexico worksheet, students read a two page text about the history of the state of New Mexico. Students answer ten true and false questions.
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Santa Fe, New Mexico: Vocabulary Follow-Up

For Students 4th - 6th
In this vocabulary worksheet, students fill in blanks in sentences, using Santa Fe, New Mexico associated vocabulary given at the top of the page. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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The Spanish Entrada

For Students 9th - 12th
For this Arizona history worksheet, students read a 5 page selection that includes primary sources about time periods in the state's history. Students then respond to 5 short answer questions based on the selection.
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Sing Down The Moon

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders read Sing Down The Moon independently and keep a journal where they write their reactions to the book. Students access websites imbedded in this plan and research a variety of other Indian tribes.
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the Richness of Rattles: a Lesson in Making And Decorating Clay Rattles

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students study the history behind clay rattles. They form and create a clay rattle using ceramic sculptural techniques and important composition and design elements.
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In the Light of Reverence

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students watch a documentary prior to participating in a Supreme Court simulation in order to study how religious practices are protected by the First Amendment of the Constitution. They interpret conflict from a number of perspectives...
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Geography and Architecture

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students discuss how terrain and climate affect the design of houses and commercial structures and thus influence the way architects design buildings in this elementary lesson plan.
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Science: Life Out of Balance

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine the state of the environment by viewing the film, Koyaanisqatsi." The film has no dialogue and presents contrasting images of nature and the modern world. After completing a homework assignment about the film, students...
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Folklore; The Story Of The Milky Way

For Teachers K - 5th
The students choose and read a Native American Folktale, analyze and sequence the story-line using a graphic organizer, then make a "woven" story blanket (from construction paper) depicting character, plot (including problem) and outcome.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Hopis

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of the Hopis. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Hopi

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia offers information on the Hopi, a Native American tribe who mainly live in northeastern Arizona.
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A&E Television

History.com: Why This Pioneering Hopi Soldier Has a Mountain Named After Her

For Students 9th - 10th
Lori Ann Piestewa was the first woman to die on the front lines in Iraq and the first American Indian woman to die serving the U.S. Armed Forces. Piestewa has became synonymous with patriotic Native American sacrifice. In 2008, a...
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Carnegie Museum of Natural History

Carnegie Museum of Natural History: The Hopi of the Southwest

For Students 9th - 10th
With this resource, learners can read about family relations, the importance of corn and water to the Hopi, their wedding traditions, and what continues to sustain this long-lived culture.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Hopi Tewa

For Students 9th - 10th
With this resource the students will learn about the culture and origin of the native American people the Hopi-Tewa.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Hopi

For Students 9th - 10th
With this resource the students will learn about the culture and origin of the native American people the Hopi.
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Other

Guide to Hopi Kachinas

For Students 9th - 10th
Colorful pictures of Hopi Kachinas with explanations of how they fit into the Hopi religion and culture.
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Other

Navajo Hopi Land Dispute

For Students 9th - 10th
This essay is an extensive looks at the dispute between the Hopi and Navajo Nations over land in Arizona.
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Northern Arizona University

Northern Arizona University: Hopi Basketry

For Students 9th - 10th
An introduction to Hopi basketry that includes links to history, techniques, photographs, and uses.

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