1. Compare and Contrast Native American Cultures
Have paper ready to take notes you may find while watching the video on “Native American Cultures”. You will go to Blackboard and follow (SS resources/Native Americans/ Videos/Native American Cultures
3. Play the video and record five things on each of the different cultures.
4. When you are done, go to the desktop computer. Open up the file called “Venn”. Complete the Venn diagram on 2 of the cultures. When you are done, print your Venn out and turn it in.
This task uses: Lee Long’s Black board
Learning Objective(s): Learning Target: US History 27: Identify and describe indigenous cultures and groups that existed in the Americas at the beginning of European exploration.
TEACHER NOTES:
Teacher’s name/ Lee Long;
School: LeBleu Settlement Elementary
Louisiana State Standard: US History 27:
Identify and describe indigenous cultures and groups that existed in the Americas at the beginning of European exploration.
and clear event sequences.
Grade Level/Subject:5th Social Studies
Special Directions/Considerations:
Activity Evaluation: Compare to teacher Venn that is completed. Things in student Venn should come from video and be listed on teacher’s Venn
Prerequisites for students: Knowledge of compare and Contrast

2. a
Brain Pop and Respond
Click on the web site: and log in.
2. Do a search for “Native Americans”. Click on the video entitled “ Iroquois Confederacy”. While watching the video, have your vocabulary sheet with you. As you hear one of the vocabulary words, circle the word on your sheet.
3. When you have finished watching the video, complete a video response sheet. In your response you must use at least 5 of the vocabulary words. Check your spelling using the Spell Check app on the iPad.
This task uses:
Learning Objective(s): Learning Target: US History 27: Identify and describe indigenous cultures and groups that existed in the Americas at the beginning of European exploration.
TEACHER NOTES:
Teacher’s name/ Lee Long;
School: LeBleu Settlement Elementary
Louisiana State Standard: US History 27:
Identify and describe indigenous cultures and groups that existed in the Americas at the beginning of European exploration.
and clear event sequences.
Grade Level/Subject:5th Social Studies
Special Directions/Considerations:
Activity Evaluation: Completed Video request with correct usage of vocabulary words and correct spelling
Prerequisites for students: How to complete a video request

3. Native American Presentation
You will use the “Wheel of What” app for a Native American group you will research.
Those with the same group will get together, print a planning sheet from the computer (look for icon entitled NA planning), complete the information on food, location, beliefs etc.
You and your group will create a presentation of your choice (song, skit, rap, info-commercial etc) that you create using information from your planning sheet.
You will then have someone video the presentation and present it to the class.
Students will rate the videos according to the rating sheet.
This task uses:
Learning Objective(s): US History 27: Identify and describe indigenous cultures and groups that existed in the Americas at the beginning of European exploration.
TEACHER NOTES:
Teacher’s name/ Lee Long;
School: LeBleu Settlement Elementary
Louisiana State Standard: US History 27:
Identify and describe indigenous cultures and groups that existed in the Americas at the beginning of European exploration.
and clear event sequences.
Grade Level/Subject:5th Social Studies
Special Directions/Considerations:
Activity Evaluation: Use of rubric from rubistar4teachers
Prerequisites for students: Knowledge of their Native American group. Proper rating of a project.

4. R Discussion Board Look up the definition adapt with a partner.
Draw a web with “NA adaptions” in center. With your partner, come up with 6 ways that NA adapted to their environment.
Go to the computer and look for the file NA Cube. Complete the cube.
Label your cube with your first name only.
Print cube and create cube.
Using your story cube, create your rough draft of your paragraph on how the NA adapted to their surroundings to survive.
Ask a peer to read and critique work.
After peer revision, conference with the teacher.
Make any revision and complete final draft.
Print your final draft and turn it in along with your
story cube.
12. Go to discussion board and “create thread” to respond to the question “How did Native Americans adapt to the environment for survival.
13. Respond to 2 different threads
This task uses
Learning Objective(s): Learning Target: US History 27: Identify and describe indigenous cultures and groups that existed in the Americas at the beginning of European exploration.
TEACHER NOTES:
Teacher’s name/ Lee Long;
School: LeBleu Settlement Elementary
Louisiana State Standard: US History 27:
Identify and describe indigenous cultures and groups that existed in the Americas at the beginning of European exploration.
and clear event sequences.
Grade Level/Subject:5th Social Studies
Special Directions/Considerations:
Activity Evaluation: Writing rubric from Louisiana Believes
Prerequisites for students: Basic elements of a paragraph; how to navigate to discussion board and respond to create a thread.