Just Do It!

1. Just Do It! • Look at the two photographs in the middle of your table. • Determine with the other people sitting at your table what kind of environment each photo represents (Is is cold, hot, rainy, dry, windy?) • Then discuss how the environment in the photograph might influence the culture of the area (food, housing, clothing, values, recreation). • Be prepared to share your answers with the class!

4. Guiding Questions 1. How did the environment affect the Native Americans? (food, housing, clothing, values, recreation) 2. What are identifying features of the different Native American cultural regions? (Northwest Coast, Southwest, Great Plains, Southeast, Eastern Woodlands, Arctic)

5. SOLs of the Day! STANDARD USI.3a • The student will demonstrate knowledge of how early cultures developed in North America by a) locating where the American Indians (First Americans) settled, with emphasis on Arctic (Inuit), Northwest (Kwakiutl), Plains (Sioux), Southwest (Pueblo), and Eastern Woodland (Iroquois). STANDARD USI.3b • The student will demonstrate knowledge of how early cultures developed in North America by b) describing how the American Indians (First Americans) used their environment to obtain food, clothing, and shelter.

6. Name that Native American Region! Look at each painting or photograph and decide which region it represents. Provide at least 3 pieces of evidence from each image that tells you what group it represents Be prepared to defend your answer!

7. Arctic

8. Northwest Coast

9. Southeast

10. Eastern Woodlands

11. Great Plains

12. Southwest

13. Northwest Coast

14. Eastern Woodlands

15. Southwest

16. Arctic

17. Southeast

18. Great Plains

19. Closing Questions • How did Native Americans adapt to their environment? • How did Native Americans create a culture suited to their environment? • HOMEWORK- Native American Cultural Regions Essay…see handout/rubric • TEST- Native Americans…arrival and cultural regions