Native American Webquest
INTRODUCTION
Over thousands of years, Native Americans living in North America developed different cultures. Culture means ways of life. A person’s or people’s culture is made up of language, religion, clothing, food, the types of homes we live in, and many other things. One problem that has faced all people throughout history is survival in your environment. The Native Americans of North America depended on resources found in their environment for survival. Since tribes lived in different regions of North America with different natural resources, different cultures (ways of life) developed over time.
TASK
Your task is to use the provided internet resources to research the ways in which the environment lead to Native Americans creating different cultures (ways of life) depending on where in North America they lived. Using the provided internet links, you will study four different Native American cultures. For each culture, you will identify three changes in culture (way of life) they had to make in order to survive in their environment. After you record three changes/adaptations they made in their way of life, you will create an illustration of each culture. Your illustrations will show the three changes you recorded for each Native American culture. You can find extra copies of your worksheets at the bottom of this page.
PROCESS/RESOURCES
PROCESS
1) Determine the Causes of cultural changes: Using the provided worksheet, record three ways in which each region had different climates and natural resources, and animal resorces. Each box on your chart must contain three facts/details.
2) Gather the Evidence of cultural changes: Using the provided worksheet, record three ways in which each Native American culture adapted (changed) to meet the needs of their environment. Please provide details for each adaptation.
3) Illustrate the Native American Cultures and Environments: Using the provide materials; create an illustration of each of the four Native American cultures. Each illustration should show the differences in natural resources/climate and the ways in which each Native American culture adapted to their environment.
RESOURCES
Far North
Eastern Woodlands
Southwest
Great Plains
EVALUATION
CONCLUSION
Congratulations! You have successfully investigated and created a record of Native American cultures in North America. Thanks to your hard work, any person that views your documentation and illustrations will be able to gain a greater understanding of Native Americans in North America!