Social Studies Technology Project Ohio Social Studies Strands

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Social Studies Technology ProjectOhio Social
Studies Strands

• Native American Indians
• Grade Four
• By Dawn A. Flake

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Contents

• 1. American Heritage People in Society
  Activities
• 2. American Heritage People in Society Web
  Sites
• 3. People in Societies Activities
• 4. People in Societies Web Sites
• 5. World Interactions Activities
• 6. World Interactions Web Sites
• 7. Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities
  Activities

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Contents

• 8. Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities Web
  Sites
• 9. Democratic Processes Activities
• 10. Democratic Processes Web Site
• 11. Decision Making and Resources Activities
• 12. Decision Making and Resources Web Sites
• 13. Science, Technology, and Society Activities
• 14. Science, Technology, and Society Web Sites

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American Heritage Activities

• 1. Visit Sunwatch Indian Village
• 2. Research and write a report about Tecumseh
• 3. Attend the outdoor drama Blue Jacket
• 4. Read Indian Captive, The Story of Mary
  Jemison
• 5. Visit an Indian Mound

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American Heritage People in Societies Web Sites

• 1. Sunwatch Indian Village Archeological Park
  http//www.sunwatch.org/
• 2. Tecumseh http//members.aol.com/circofire/te
  cumseh.html
• 3. Blue Jacket http//www.ohiokids.org/ohc/hist
  ory/h_indian/people/bluejack.html

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American Heritage People in Societies Web Sites

• 4. Blue Jacket http//www.bluejacketdrama.com/a
  index.htm
• 5. Indian Mounds http//www.greatdreams.com/mou
  nd.htm

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People in Societies Activities

• 1. Identify Native American Tribes that made
  their homes in Ohio
• 2. Indicate on an Ohio map approximately where
  in Ohio each tribe made their home
• 3. Identify a Native American religious custom
  and compare it to your own
• 4. Describe the differences between the
  traditional roles of males and females within
  Native American culture and compare them to the
  roles of males and females today
• 5. Identify a Native American contribution.

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People in Societies Web Sites

• 1. Maps GIS Windows on Native Lands, Current
  Places and History http//indy4.fdl.cc.mn.us/is
  k/maps/mapmenu.html
• 2. Indian Cultural Research Center at Blue Cloud
  Abbey http//www.bluecloud.org/dakota.html

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People in Societies Web Sites

• 3. Washo, Paiute Shoshone Peoples Page
  http//users.intercomm.com/redtail/
• 4. Native American Home Pages
  www.nativeculture.com/lisamitten/indians.html
• 5. OCRT Religious Tolerance Native American
  http//www.religioustolerance.org

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World Interactions Activities

• 1. On an Ohio map, locate the Ohio, the Mohican,
  and the Great Miami Rivers.
• 2. Indicate the approximate latitude and
  longitude of each of these rivers
• 3. Make a table that compares Ohios natural
  resources to those of Oklahoma and state why
  Native Americans might have resisted relocation
• 4. Visit Fort Ancient on the Great Miami River
• 5. Make a chart that compares Ohios climate to
  Oklahomas and state why Native Americans might
  have resisted relocation

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World Interactions Web Sites

• 1. AOL Research and Learn http//aolsve.maps.ao
  l.com/research/main.dci?mapstate,default
• 2. Earth Floor Biomes http//www.cotf.edu/etc/m
  odules/msese/earthsys.html
• 3. The National Atlas of the U.S.A.
  http//nationalatlas.gov/natlas/natlasstart.asp

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World Interactions Web Sites

• 4. OHS Places/Fort Ancient www.ohiohistory.org/
  places/ftancien/
• 5. Fort Ancient Culture www.ohiokids.org/ohc/ar
  chaeol/p_indian/tradit/ftancien.html

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Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities Activities

• 1. Create a set of five tribal rules.
• 2. Devise penalties for breaking these rules.
• 3. Write a letter to the President about the
  relocation of your tribe.
• 4. Participate in a tribal vote, presenting
  arguments both for and against relocation.
• 5. Make a chart that identifies each viewpoint
  as either fact or opinion.

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Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities Web Sites

• 1. Myths and Legends for American Indian Youth
  www.kstrom.net/isk/stories/myths.html
• 2. Great Chiefs and Leaders www.indians.org/wel
  ker/leaders.htm
• 3. Indian Chiefs www.geocities.com/RainForest/7
  694/chiefs.html

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Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities Web Sites

• 4. Native American Index www.thehawksnest.com/h
  tml/nativein.html
• 5. Constitution of the Coctaw Nation
  http//www.uwm.edu/mwilson/constitutions/1838.htm

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Democratic Processes Activities

• 1. Appoint the lawmaker, the law enforcer, and
  the law interpreter of our class tribe.
• 2. Decide what duties these positions require.
• 3. Decide how these duties will be carried out.
• 4. Make a diagram that depicts the hierarchical
  structure of the positions within our class
  tribe.
• 5. A member of our tribe has decided to harass
  the local white families in response to the
  refusal of the general store to accommodate
  Native American customers. Decide what to do.

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Democratic Process Web Sites

• 1. Encyclopedia Smithsonian Native American
  Women www.si.edu/resource/faq/nmai/women.htm
• 2. Northeast Wigwam http//www.newigwam.com/TRI
  BES.html
• 3. The Seneca Tribe http//www.sru.edu/depts/ar
  tsci/engl/perment/seneca.htm

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Democratic Process Web Sites

• 4. Miami History http//www.clickshovel.com/mia
  .html
• 5. North American Indians home.ptd.net/nikki/i
  ndian.htm

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Decision Making and Resources Activities

• 1. The tribe has decided to make beaded
  necklaces to sell at the general store. What
  resources will you need and where are they found?
• 2. Decide upon the most efficient manner to
  produce these necklaces.
• 3. How will the profits be distributed?
• 4. Individually, make a list of items that you
  need and want for the year as a tribe member.
• 5. Create a list of other goods that your tribe
  could produce for sale to the white man.

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Decision Making and Resources Web Sites

• 1. Beadwork http//www.mcs.net/simone/beadnet/
  bnam_ht.html
• 2. The Beadedweb Native American Indian
  Beadwork http//wwwgeocities.com/RainForest/vine
  s/7657/

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Decision Making and Resources Web Sites

• 3. Indian Artifacts www.indianartifacts.com/exp
  lore.htm
• 4. Native American Museum www.nativeamericanmus
  eum.org.
• 5. Native American Culture www.indianvillage.co
  m

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Science, Technology, and Society

• 1. Video record a television program that is
  related to the Native American theme.
• 2. Write a description of two internet sites
  that are related to the Native American theme.
• 3. Find an electronic article about Native
  Americans and orally describe it to the class.
• 4. Create a word search or crossword puzzle on
  the computer that is related to Native Americans.
• 5. Find and print two clip art pictures that are
  related to the Native American theme.

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Science, Technology, and Society Web Sites

• 1. Public Broadcasting Station
  http//www.pbs.org
• 2. Native American Magazine www.redinkmagazine.
  org
• 3. National Museum of the American Indian
  www.nmai.si.edu
• 4. Smithsonian Institution of Native American
  Artifacts www.si.edu
• 5. Free Clipart http//www.freeclipart.com