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6-1.1. Explain the characteristics of hunter-gatherer groups and their relationship to the natural environment. ENVIRONMENT. Where do we live? What resources do we have? What are my responsibilities?. What are hunter-gatherer communities?.
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6-1.1 Explain the characteristics of hunter-gatherer groups and their relationship to the natural environment.
ENVIRONMENT Where do we live? What resources do we have? What are my responsibilities?
What are hunter-gatherer communities? • A hunter-gatherer community is a group that gets its food from hunting wild animals and gathering wild plants. • Hunter-gatherers were very mobile, or nomadic.
DISCUSSION • Discuss the following with your partner: • What types of animals do you think they hunted? • What types of plants did they gather?
1. These societies migrated to follow and hunt wild animals.
2. They used simple tools made from stone and animals bones to construct temporary shelters.
WRITING • Write 2-3 sentence about the following: • Why did hunter-gatherers take time to make tools?
DISCUSSION • Discuss the following with your partner: • What kind of impact did fire have on the lives of hunter-gatherers?
What was the impact of discovering fire? • Fire was used for protection from wild animals. • Fire allowed humans to stay warm in colder environments. • Fire also allowed hunter-gatherers to cook their food allowing humans to have bigger brains.
WRITING • Using the Schaffer writing model, answer the following: • Which do you think was more important? The discovery of fire or the invention of tools.
Men • Hunt wild animals • Gather wild plants • Make stone tools
Women • Gather wild plants • Raise children • Make clothing from animal skin
1. It allowed humans to migrate from Asia to the Americas using the land bridge.
2. Some hunter-gatherers adapted by living in caves to keep warm.
Textbook Time • Read pages 10 and 11. • List 5 ways hunter-gatherers adapted in order to survive.
Adaptations • Hunted wild animals • Gathered wild plants • Discovered fire • Made shelter and clothing • Made simple tools and weapons • Developed a spoken language
Answer the Standard • Explain the characteristics of hunter-gatherer groups and their relationship to the natural environment.
Why the AOI? • Why do you think I chose to teach this lesson using the following AOI: • Environment