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Explore Our WorldTheme:Who We Are
C.I:Each of us is inspired by the lives of others
Explore Our World: The First AmericansStudents will learn about the cultures and lives of the earliest people of the Americas,
the impact of the environment and how they changed over time. They will then
connect what they learned to the culture and lives of people in the Americas today.
Pre-assessment:Set up pages in the Social Studies interactive notebook.
One page of I wonders, one page of I think I know and designated pages for WhatIve learned.
Create a class version with posters to keep displayed in the room.
We Wonder We Think We Know What Weve Learned
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We will spend the year Exploring Our World. As anthropologists, your
first assignment is to investigate the earliest people of the Americas from
thousands of years ago. You will look at different aspects of their lives and
analyze how they have influenced our world today. Share poster.
Problematic Scenario:You are an anthropologist on a mission. You have been asked to investigate the
earliest people of the Americas from thousands of years ago. Analyze how they
influenced the culture and lives of people today.
Share mission posters with students. The posters will help students focus their
learning. Designate pages in student interactive notebook to collect evidence from
missions. These pages could be labeled What I Learned from Mission #.
Mission One: Collect evidence to discover how the environment affected the lives of
early people.
*Students search for evidence (create artifacts using various materialseven
photographs can be used) in the library. I placed evidence by books that may give
clues as to what the artifact may be. Student search and create a chart to write outtheir hypothesis for these items. Then the books and their social studies text book
will be used to determine what these artifacts are and it will help them complete the
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Mission Five: Now that you have collected and evaluated your evidence, synthesize
your findings to share what youve learned.
Missions Four and Five will produce a product to be shared with the class. Students
will work in groups and focus on one early American group (Olmec, Anasazi, Makah,etc.) to share their knowledge and create a presentation. This may be in the form a
dramatized skit, PowerPoint (or other technological) presentation, report, or any other
option created by the anthropologist groups.
Students will be assessed based on their student interactive notebooks, groupevaluations and final presentation.
This two week excursion will incorporate social studies, technology, reading, writing,
and Spanish (early Middle America people). There will be a strong connection with
Spanish curriculum examining related cultures.
This unit will focus on all Social Studies strands; Human Systems and Economic
Activity, Social Organization and Culture, Continuity and Change Through Time, Human
and Natural Environments and Resources and the Environment. Each of these strands
will be explored, compared and evaluated.
The next posters will be used to guide students through Unit 1 of the Social Studies
text, novels and other content books.
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Interactive Notebook Rubric
TotallyAwesome
10
* Writing goes beyond the basic requirements and shows in-depth understanding of the theme and
central idea
* Shows in-depth reflection of the learner profile, theme and central idea
* Contains all components outlined in class
* Labels, color, neatness and creativity makes your work almost gross its so awesome!
Awesome9
* Writing follows the basic requirements and shows understanding of the theme and central idea
* Shows in-depth reflection of the learner profile, theme and central idea
* Contains all components outlined in class
* Labels, color, neatness and creativity is great it just lacks the totally in awesome
PrettySweet
8
* Writing follows the basic requirements and shows basic understanding of theme and central idea
* Shows honest reflection of the learner profile, theme and central idea, but it is limited
* Contains about 90% of the components outlined in class* Labels, color, neatness and creativity are present for the most part
* Some requirements are met, but your notebook lacks criteria in different areas
Kick It Upa Notch
7
* Follows basic requirements and shows limited understanding of the theme and central idea
* Limited reflection of the learner profile, theme and central idea
* Contains about 80% of the components outlined in class
* Labels, color, neatness and creativity is not present consistently
* Few requirements are met and your notebook lacks criteria in different areas
Bust aMove
* Shows misconceptions and lack of understanding of the theme and central idea
* Very limited or no reflection of the learner profile, theme and central idea
Theme:Who We Are C.I:Each of us is inspired by the lives of othersName: Subject:
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performance peer Assessment:Name: assignment:
inquirer
Thinker
communicator
Risk-taker
knowledgeable
principled
caring
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4 3 2 1 Research one early
civilization group Provide a thorough,
well-drafted map,
labeling where the tribe
lived, as well as
neighboring tribes
Includes details thatdescribes the following:
where they lived, their
shelter, what they ate,their ceremonies, their
arts/crafts
Bibliography statingyour research sources (at
least two)
Description of theircustoms and beliefs
Information about wherethey are and what they
do today
Information about theirrelationships with other
tribes or people of the
area
Inference aboutdifficulties they may
have endured or
achievements
experienced as a resultof their location and
climate
Connection to todays
Research one tribe Make a cover page with thetribes name Provide a map, labeling
where the tribe lived
Includes information thatdescribes the following:
where they lived, their
shelter, what they ate, their
ceremonies, their arts/crafts
Bibliography stating yourresearch sources (at leasttwo)
Description of their customsand beliefs
Information about wherethey are and what they do
today
Connection to todaysculture, landscaping and/orlife
Research one tribe Make a cover page with thetribes name Provide a map, labeling
where the tribe lived
Includes information aboutthe following: describe
where they lived, their
shelter, what they ate, their
ceremonies, their arts/crafts
Write a bibliography statingyour research sources (atleast two)
Attempted to connect totodays America
Research one tribe Incomplete cover page withtribes name Incomplete map, labeling
where the tribe lived
Incomplete paragraph aboutthe following: describe
where they lived, their
shelter, what they ate, their
ceremonies, their arts/crafts
Incomplete or nobibliography
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Youare ananthropologist on a mission.You have been asked toinvestigate the earliest people
of the Americas from thousands
of years ago. Analyze how theyinfluenced the culture and lives
of Americans today.
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Collect evidence to
discover how theenvironment affected
the lives of these earlypeople.
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Find examples of howtechnology changed
the way early peoplesurvived.
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Compare and contrastdifferent groups that
lived thousands ofyears ago in the
Americas.
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Connect what youlearned (from
missions 1-3) to howpeople live today.
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Now that you have
collected andevaluated your
evidence, synthesizeyour findings to sharewhat youve learned.
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