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Seventh graders create list of materials that family of four would need to live and survive in the forest, identify four natural resources used by Cherokee Indians to build shelter, create poster that depicts Cherokee hamlet in summer or winter, and define vocabulary words hamlet, palisade, wattle, and daub.

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natural resources, survival, the cherokee, native american tribes

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Grade
7th
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Social Studies & History
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For Teacher Use
Duration
45 mins
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Project-Based Learning
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