Unit Name/ Topic: Indigenous Americans and North American Geography

Anticipated Time Allotted for Unit:

3-4  Weeks

Key Vocabulary: Bering Strait, Inuit, Anasazi, Plains Indians, Eastern Woodlands, Aztecs, Pueblos Iroquois, Algonquien, Slash and Burn, Migrate, Domesticate, Civilization, Irrigation, Culture, Berengia, nomadic, Technology, Matrilineal, Deganawida,

NYS Learning Standards:

http://www.nysed.gov/common/nysed/files/programs/curriculum-instruction/ss-framework-k-8a2.pdf

7.1 NATIVE AMERICANS: The physical environment and natural resources of North America influenced the development of the first human settlements and the culture of Native Americans. Native American societies varied across North America.

(Standards: 1, 2; Themes: ID, MOV, GEO)

• Individual Development and Cultural Identity (ID)
• Development, Movement, and Interaction of Cultures (MOV)
• Geography, Humans, and the Environment (GEO)

Content/ Skills Taught:

Geography and climate influenced the migration and cultural development of Native Americans. Native Americans in North America settled into different regions and developed diverse cultures.

• Students will examine theories of human settlement of the Americas.
• Students will compare and contrast different Native American culture groups of North America, with a focus on the influence geographic factors had on their development.
• Students will examine various groups of Native Americans located within what became New York State and the influence geographic factors had on their development.

Areas for Differentiated Instruction: Guided Notes, Whole Group Readings, Guided Annotations, Whole Group and Small Groups Review/Checks for Understanding.

Learning Activities: Ice Age Crossing Reading, Earliest Americans Read/Chart, Different Native American Group Chart

Assessments: Native American Unit Exam

Resources: Guided Notes Packet, PPT Notes,