Students explore how the first peoples of North America lived in four different regions — and discover how the land, weather, and animals around them shaped their homes, food, and ways of life. Many of these nations continue their cultures today.
Students will be able to…
People in the desert and people by the ocean lived very differently. How did the land around Native nations shape the way they lived?
Project this and tap each region. Have students record the environment and how the land shaped homes, food, and daily life — and note that these nations continue today.
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Would you live the same way in a desert and by the sea?
Students investigate the Regions Explorer.
Students analyze adaptation.
Students conclude respectfully.
Students represent a region.
Aligned to the C3 Framework for Social Studies and Common Core literacy in social studies.
Explain how culture influences the way people live and adapt to their environments.
Compare life in specific historical time periods to life today.
Generate questions about individuals and groups who have shaped history.
Use information gained from illustrations and words to demonstrate understanding.
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Have students research one Native nation and share one tradition or contribution that continues in the present day, showing these are living cultures. A printable research card is in the Social Studies library.
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