State Standards
_U1.1 American Indian Life in the Americas
Describe the life of peoples living in North America before European exploration.
5 – U1.1.1 Use maps to locate peoples in the desert Southwest, the Pacific Northwest, the nomadic nations
of the Great Plains, and the woodland peoples east of the Mississippi River (Eastern Woodland).
(National Geography Standard 1, p. 144)
5 – U1.1.2 Compare how American Indians in the desert Southwest and the Pacific Northwest adapted to
or modified the environment. (National Geography Standard 14, p. 171)
5 – U1.1.3 Describe Eastern Woodland American Indian life with respect to governmental and family
structures, trade, and views on property ownership and land use.
(National Geography Standard 11, p. 164, C, E)
Describe the life of peoples living in North America before European exploration.
5 – U1.1.1 Use maps to locate peoples in the desert Southwest, the Pacific Northwest, the nomadic nations
of the Great Plains, and the woodland peoples east of the Mississippi River (Eastern Woodland).
(National Geography Standard 1, p. 144)
5 – U1.1.2 Compare how American Indians in the desert Southwest and the Pacific Northwest adapted to
or modified the environment. (National Geography Standard 14, p. 171)
5 – U1.1.3 Describe Eastern Woodland American Indian life with respect to governmental and family
structures, trade, and views on property ownership and land use.
(National Geography Standard 11, p. 164, C, E)
Rules For Our Project
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Native American
Project
Each group will complete a webpage on their assigned tribe.
Your Page must include:
1.) Each question and answer written in paragraph form.
2.) Correct spelling and grammar
3.) Three photographs linked to the website that holds its copyright.
4.) A title including your name and your tribe’s name. Only include your FIRST name.
5.) Three links to other pages about your tribe that you think are interesting or exciting.
6.) Links at the bottom of your page to the sites that gave your information.
7.)Font size or color should be changed in at least two places.
8.)Use a two column layout in at least one place (if it works into your page design).
9.) Make sure you publish your completed webpage.
10.) Include a map showing which region your tribe is from if possible.
Information: Students should answer the following questions in their own words (not downloaded from the internet). Answers should be written in paragraph form. Students should study the report.
a) Who is this group of people?
b) Where do or did they live(state, region area)? and how (food, clothing, religion, government, land ownership…)?
c) When did these people live?
d) What advancements did these people make? How do/did these advancements effect us and how we live?
e) Why are we studying about these people?
f) How did these people survive? Are there any left?
g) Any other information that you feel is important or want everyone to know.
Each group will complete a webpage on their assigned tribe.
Your Page must include:
1.) Each question and answer written in paragraph form.
2.) Correct spelling and grammar
3.) Three photographs linked to the website that holds its copyright.
4.) A title including your name and your tribe’s name. Only include your FIRST name.
5.) Three links to other pages about your tribe that you think are interesting or exciting.
6.) Links at the bottom of your page to the sites that gave your information.
7.)Font size or color should be changed in at least two places.
8.)Use a two column layout in at least one place (if it works into your page design).
9.) Make sure you publish your completed webpage.
10.) Include a map showing which region your tribe is from if possible.
Information: Students should answer the following questions in their own words (not downloaded from the internet). Answers should be written in paragraph form. Students should study the report.
a) Who is this group of people?
b) Where do or did they live(state, region area)? and how (food, clothing, religion, government, land ownership…)?
c) When did these people live?
d) What advancements did these people make? How do/did these advancements effect us and how we live?
e) Why are we studying about these people?
f) How did these people survive? Are there any left?
g) Any other information that you feel is important or want everyone to know.