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TEACHER’S NAME________________________

You will use the following website for your Native American research.

Click on below site.

http://www.germantown.k12.il.us/html/intro.html

Read the first page to discover why Indians are called Native Americans. Write the reason below.

Now, click on The Five Cultures

Write the names of the five cultures that you will be studying.

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THE FIVE NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURES INVESTIGATIONS

Stay on the Five Cultures page and scroll to Northwest Culture

Collect information on the Northwest Culture’s:

HOMES

FOODS

CLOTHING

INTERESTING FACT

Open each category to gather more information and to see pictures.

Now read and add more information to each of your above categories.

Scroll to California – Intermountain Culture

Collect information on the California – Intermountain Culture’s

HOMES

FOOD

CLOTHING

INTERESTING FACT

Open each category to gather more information and to see pictures.

Now read and add more information to each of the above categories.

Scroll to Southwest Culture

Collect information on the Southwest Culture’s

HOMES

FOOD

CLOTHING

INTERESTING FACT

Open each category to gather more information and to see pictures.

Now read and add more information to each of the above categories.

Scroll to Plains Culture

Collect information on the Plains Culture’s

HOMES

FOOD

CLOTHING

INTERESTING FACT

Open each category to gather more information and to see pictures.

Now read and add more information to each of your above categories.

Scroll to Woodland Culture

Collect information on the Woodland Culture’s

HOMES

FOOD

CLOTHING

INTERESTING FACT

Open each category to gather more information and to see pictures.

Now read and add more information to each of your above categories.

Your final project will be to choose a book on a tribe that interests you. You will design a report/presentation in four areas of interest. You may choose one of the following or meet with the teacher to discuss your own ideas.

Topic ideas: Food

Clothing

Homes

Arts & Crafts

History

Tools & Weapons

Hunting

Jobs: Men, Women & Children

Name:

My tribe is:

My areas of study are:

CHALLENGE YOURSELF!

Compare the five Cultures and write what all the cultures have in common.