3rd Grade - Survivor: Barter Day
Focus Standards
S3H1 Describe early American Indian cultures and their development in North America. a. Locate the regions where American Indians settled in North America: Arctic, Northwest Southwest, Plains, Northeast, and Southeast. b. Compare and contrast how American Indians in each region used their environment to obtain food, clothing, and shelter. c. Discuss how American Indians continue to contribute to American life (e.g., arts, literature). |
Driving Question: How did the American Indian cultures in North America utilize their environment resources and bartering skills in order to obtain their needs for survival?
Project Summary: How could people survive with no Internet, power, or other man-made resources? What if they had to live off the land and the natural resources?
3rd Graders will help out with an important mission. In case of such an emergency, we need to be prepared. What resources in each region could help people survive? After consulting the experts, American Indian Tribes, they will decide what items from a chosen region could be used to barter in order to help citizens of that region survive. Then, they will decide what other regions have what is needed to survive? After presenting their research, a Barter Day will take place in class.
3rd Graders will help out with an important mission. In case of such an emergency, we need to be prepared. What resources in each region could help people survive? After consulting the experts, American Indian Tribes, they will decide what items from a chosen region could be used to barter in order to help citizens of that region survive. Then, they will decide what other regions have what is needed to survive? After presenting their research, a Barter Day will take place in class.
Students created artifacts for their region and built models to represent each region/tribe.
Students researched their chosen region/tribe...
Students learned SWAY (presentation tool).
TRIBE EXHIBITS
Students worked together to create a model of each region/tribe. Click on the pictures to hear details about each one.
Showcase Day
Students bartered items from different regions.