Native American Duckster Scavenger Hunt Ms. Ross 7th grade Click on the arrows to move between slides:

What do you need to do? This is a scavenger hunt! We are going to use a website to help us answer questions about the Native Americans and their lives before the explorers took over. You need: Your brains The Worksheet Some simple computer knowledge A desire to learn!

Are you ready? We are going to be using the Ducksters website to help us hunt down some information. It has fantastic information about different aspects of the Native Americans’ culture!

Are you ready? When you click on the duck picture above, you will be brought to a Timeline. When you scroll all the way to the bottom of the page you will see a section that says: For more Native American History. Each clue page has a clue that will guide you to one of those sections for your answers. Write the answers to your questions on loose leaf paper to be collected. Happy Hunting!

Clue 1: You live in a house. Your family made it a home. If you were a Native American, would your house be made of stone? Don’t Dwell on it, you’ll figure it out.

Questions from Clue 1: What section of the website did the clue bring you to? What is a nomad? Why did the nomads live in teepees? Which tribe was known for building wigwams? Why were wigwams so small? Describe what adobe is or how it is made. What direction did the door of the Hogan face? What is a waddle and daub? What is a chickee?

Clue 2: When Native Americans were cold, no animal was safe. Native Americans needed skin and bones to make a bit more than just a cape.

Questions from Clue 2: What section of the website did the clue bring you to? What materials did they use for their clothing? How did they make and decorate their clothes? How did clothing differ: men vs. women?

Clue 3: We have TV, x-box and the internet galore. What did the Native American’s do life was such a bore?

Questions from Clue 3: What was the most popular Native American sport and how did they play it? Briefly describe how the following 3 games are played: The Hand Game Ring the Stick Game The Bowl Game. What are some traditional instruments that the Native Americans used? What did they believe about music? What section of the website did you use to answer these questions?

Clue 4: Native Americans’ took pride in their beliefs. Where would I go to learn a bit more about all the Gods they had knocking on their door?

Questions from Clue 4: What did kachina dolls and masks represent? Who are the medicine men and women? What were the 3 worlds? How did a child officially become an adult in the Native Americans’ eyes? What was the end result of a vision quest? What was the purpose of a ghost dance? Who was Wakan Tanka? What section of the website did you use to answer these questions?

Clue 5: If you were on a deserted island what would be one of the first things you’d want to find?

Questions from Clue 5: What section of the website did you use to answer these questions? List 2 methods of farming that were used by Native Americans Why did the Native Americans heavily rely on the buffalo? What is the method that people used to fish in the North? c

**Challenge** **Make a Venn Diagram comparing the way that the Native Americans live to your life. -What aspects of their life would you accept? -What aspects of their life would you reject? -Are there any aspects of life that are the same? c