Our first social studies unit is on Geography and Native Americans.
Standard(s)/Element(s)
SS4H1 The student will describe how early Native American cultures developed in North America.
a. Locate where the Native Americans settled with emphasis on Arctic (Inuit), Northwest (Kwakiutl), Plateau (Nez Perce), Southwest (Hopi), Plains (Pawnee), and Southeastern (Seminole).
b. Describe how the Native Americans used their environment to obtain food, clothing, and shelter.
SS4G1 The student will be able to locate important physical and man-made features in the United States.
a. Describe how the Native Americans used their environment to obtain food, clothing, and shelter.
SS4G2 The student will describe how physical systems affect human systems.
a. Explain why each of the native American groups occupied the areas they did, with emphasis on why some developed permanent villages and others did not.
SS4E1 The student will use the basic economic concepts of trade, opportunity cost, specialization, voluntary exchange, productivity, and price incentives to illustrate historical events.
d. Explain how voluntary exchange helps both buyers and sellers (such as prehistoric and colonial trade in North America).
Vocabulary
SS4H1 The student will describe how early Native American cultures developed in North America.
a. Locate where the Native Americans settled with emphasis on Arctic (Inuit), Northwest (Kwakiutl), Plateau (Nez Perce), Southwest (Hopi), Plains (Pawnee), and Southeastern (Seminole).
b. Describe how the Native Americans used their environment to obtain food, clothing, and shelter.
SS4G1 The student will be able to locate important physical and man-made features in the United States.
a. Describe how the Native Americans used their environment to obtain food, clothing, and shelter.
SS4G2 The student will describe how physical systems affect human systems.
a. Explain why each of the native American groups occupied the areas they did, with emphasis on why some developed permanent villages and others did not.
SS4E1 The student will use the basic economic concepts of trade, opportunity cost, specialization, voluntary exchange, productivity, and price incentives to illustrate historical events.
d. Explain how voluntary exchange helps both buyers and sellers (such as prehistoric and colonial trade in North America).
Vocabulary
- landform
- plateau
- region
- economy
- environment
- agriculture
- civilization
- potlatch
- clan
- pueblo
- staple
- ceremony
- lodge
- nomad
- travois
- longhouse
- confederation
- wampum
- barter