How does climate effect people's homes?
Link: Begin this lesson by introducing the Powhatan tribe. Show the students a picture of the united states and show them the location of the eastern woodlands. Then display a few pictures of the Eastern Woodlands. Ask the students in the pictures what do you see the most? Hopefully they will answer that trees are the most prevalent feature in this area. Tell students American Indians were different than us, they did not have stores or houses. Everything the American Indians had they had to make or find from their environment. Based on what you see in this picture of the American Indians land, what do you think they made their homes out of?
Engage: Watch a video on the Powhatan Tribe (attached to this page). This video explores what the Powhatan village looks like and allows you to see what is inside the house. After watching the video ask the students to explain what the Powhatan Tribe makes their homes out of? Why do you think they chose to make their homes out of bark? American Indians could only use what they had around them, that is why their environment had such a big effect on their lives.
Activity: Students are going to draw a picture and label what the Powhatan Indians homes would look like. They need to be clear of what the homes are made of. Once the students finish drawing They are going to fill out the American Indian chart where they are comparing their homes to the homes of the American Indians, this chart will act as their plan for writing their story of "how my life is different than an American Indians."
Reflection: After students finish their stories, the teacher will walk around and read through a few with the students and pick a student to share their stories.
Now and then: Tomorrow we are going to be looking at the food the American Indians eat and why that is the food they are eating.
Extension: Allow the students to create a home that the American Indians would have lived in. They will need to use their knowledge of perimeter and measurement to make their home no more that 40 inches in perimeter.
SOL standard: 2.11 The student will estimate and measure
a) length to the nearest centimeter and inch;
Engage: Watch a video on the Powhatan Tribe (attached to this page). This video explores what the Powhatan village looks like and allows you to see what is inside the house. After watching the video ask the students to explain what the Powhatan Tribe makes their homes out of? Why do you think they chose to make their homes out of bark? American Indians could only use what they had around them, that is why their environment had such a big effect on their lives.
Activity: Students are going to draw a picture and label what the Powhatan Indians homes would look like. They need to be clear of what the homes are made of. Once the students finish drawing They are going to fill out the American Indian chart where they are comparing their homes to the homes of the American Indians, this chart will act as their plan for writing their story of "how my life is different than an American Indians."
Reflection: After students finish their stories, the teacher will walk around and read through a few with the students and pick a student to share their stories.
Now and then: Tomorrow we are going to be looking at the food the American Indians eat and why that is the food they are eating.
Extension: Allow the students to create a home that the American Indians would have lived in. They will need to use their knowledge of perimeter and measurement to make their home no more that 40 inches in perimeter.
SOL standard: 2.11 The student will estimate and measure
a) length to the nearest centimeter and inch;