Post on 01-Oct-2020
NATIVE AMERICANSNATIVE AMERICANS OF OHIO OF OHIO
A Web Quest for 4th grade students.
Designed by Mr. Price
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Introduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion | Credits | Teacher Page
IntroductionIntroductionHow much do you know about the very first inhabitants of Ohio? What were their homes like? What did they eat? How did they dress? How was their family life similar to yours? How was their tribe’s culture similar to ours today?
TaskTaskYou are going to research one of Ohio’s historic tribes of Native Americans and discover every aspect of its culture: homes, clothing, food, daily life, etc. Your task is to share your findings with the class in some way. You will have the option to use your writing, artistic, or multi-media skills. To formally present your tribe’s culture, you will choose one of the following tasks:
TRIBE POSTER Illustrate a poster
showing the culture of one of the tribes of Ohio.
TRIBES POSTER Illustrate a poster
showing information about all of Ohio's tribes.
DIORAMA Create a model of a
village of one of Ohio's tribes.
VENN DIAGRAM Create a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast
the culture of two of Ohio's tribes. (For extra credit you can attempt to include a third circle
of today’s culture)
POWER POINT PRESENTATION
Create a Power Point presentation describing
the culture of one of Ohio's tribes.
COMMERCIAL Create and record a commercial to entice people to visit one of
Ohio's tribes.
REPORT Write an informational report describing the
culture of one of Ohio's tribes.
FICTIONAL WRITING Write a fictional story
about a character visiting a village of one of Ohio's
tribes.
OPINION PAPER Write an opinion paper to convince someone why one tribe is the
best in Ohio.
ProcessProcessFirst, go to the following websites and your textbook to learn about the different historic tribes of Ohio’s Native Americans.
Ottawa Ottawa
Ottawa Indian Fact Sheet Native Languages: Ottawa One State, Many Nations (Ottawa)
Wyandot Wyandot
Wyandot Indian Fact Sheet One State, Many Nations (Wyandot)
Mingo Mingo
One State, Many Nations (Mingo)
Miami Miami
Miami History Miami Indian Fact Sheet
One State, Many Nations (Miami)
Shawnee Shawnee
Shawnee History Shawnee Indian Fact Sheet Shawnee Dress One State, Many Nations (Shawnee)
DelawareDelaware
Delaware History Delaware Indian History Delaware Indians.Com Delaware (Lenape) Indian Fact Sheet One State, Many Nations (Delaware)
MISCELLANEOUSMISCELLANEOUS
OHIO NATIVE AMERICAN INFORMATION
Then, decide which tribe you would like to focus on for your project.
Next, print off and fill in the Native American Graphic Organizer.
Finally, complete your task and be ready to share your project with the class.
EvaluationEvaluationThe following rubric shows how you will be evaluated on your presentation.
Beginning
1
Developing
2
Accomplished
3
Exemplary
4Score
Historical Accuracy
Very little of the historical information
was accurate.
Most of the historical
information was accurate.
Almost all historical
information appeared to be
accurate.
All historical information appeared to be accurate.
Several Most of the All required The product
Required Elements
required elements were
missing.
required elements are
included in the product.
elements are included in the
product.
includes all required
elements as well as
additional information.
Effort Very little
effort went into the product.
Some effort and thought went into the
product.
A good deal of effort and thought
apparently went into creating the
product.
Obviously a great deal of
effort and thought went into creating the product.
Product
(report, Venn Diagram, poster, or Power Point)
Product is somewhat
attractive, but does not show
an understanding of the topic.
Product is acceptably
attractive and shows a good understanding of parts of the
topic.
Product is attractive and shows a good understanding of the topic.
Product is exceptionally attractive and shows a full
understanding of the topic.
Conventions
Product has many errors in
spelling or grammar.
Product has several
misspellings and/or
grammatical errors.
Product has several
misspellings and/or
mechanical errors
Product has very few
misspellings or grammatical
errors.
ConclusionConclusionUpon completing this web quest, you will have gained an insight into the lives of some of Ohio’s first people. There some other tribes that you can learn about though. These people were here in Ohio’s prehistoric times. How similar are they to the tribe that you researched? Follow the links below to find out for yourself.
Woodland (Mound Builders)Woodland (Mound Builders)
Infoplease: Mound Builders Ohio History Central: Woodland Culture
Adena PeopleAdena People
Adena.com Comparative Archaeology
Adena Period
Ohio History Central: Adena Culture
Hopewell PeopleHopewell People
Hopewell Peoples National Park Service
Ohio History Central: Hopewell Culture
Worthington Historical Society
Fort Ancient PeopleFort Ancient People
Ohio History Central: Fort Ancient Culture Wikipedia
Minnesota State E-Museum
Credits & ReferencesCredits & ReferencesInformation used in the evaluation rubric was found at: http://rubistar.4teachers.org
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