Format
1. Introduction: Who are “Native Americans?” How did they come to be in the Americas? What Native American groups are we going to learn about?
2. Pre-Contact lifestyle
3. How and when contact with Europeans occurred. How did both sides respond?
4. What are the Native Americans of this region and/or cultural group(s) up to today?
Objectives
1. Students will learn the basic cultural geography of the region requested, as it relates to Native Americans.
2. Students will understand the basic timeframes of pre-contact, post-contact, and contemporary periods as it relates to the Native American cultural groups of their region.
3. Students will have an opportunity to see artifacts from the CIS collections and understand the importance of museums in preserving the nation’s heritage.
Standards Alignment
National Standards
Grades K-4
NSS-USH.K-4.1 LIVING AND WORKING TOGETHER IN FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES, NOW AND LONG AGO
- Understands family life now and in the past, and family life in various places long ago
- Understands the history of the local community and how communities in North America varied long ago
NSS-USH.K-4.2 THE HISTORY OF STUDENTS' OWN STATE OR REGION
- Understands the people, events, problems, and ideas that were significant in creating the history of their state
Grades 5-12
NSS-USH.5-12.1 ERA 1: THREE WORLDS MEET (BEGINNINGS TO 1620)
- Understands how early European exploration and colonization resulted in cultural and ecological interactions among previously unconnected peoples
State/Regional Standards: variable
Audience Type: grades 3 to adult
Primary Disciplines/Topics: Anthropology, History, Social Studies
Secondary Disciplines: Art
State Standards
Variable