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Native Harvest

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Students read Native Plants and Early Peoples and explore the plants in Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park and find how the Native Americans used them.  For this Native American plant and people lesson, students research two types of plants. Students answer questions about their research and report to the class.

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5th - 6th
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Science
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