USI.3 ~ First Americans

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);

 b)   describing how the American Indians (First Americans) used their environment to obtain 
       food, clothing, and shelter.

Clothing

-hunted reindeer -fished sea animals

-made from animal fur and feathers

-used resources available from their natural environment
(plants, 
animal skins, 
natural fibers)

-used resources available from their natural environment
(plants, 
animal skins, 
natural fibers)

-hunted rabbit, deer, elk
-farmed 
-irrigated land
-corn
-beans
-squash

-used resources available from their natural environment
(plants,
animal skins,
natural fibers)

The American Indians (First Americans) fished, hunted, and harvested crops for food.   

Clothing was made from animal skins and plants.    

Shelter was made of resources found in their environment (e.g., sod, stones, animal skins, wood).

First Americans Pop-ups   ~   First Americans Jeopardy    ~    First Americans Hangman    ~    Test

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First American Tribes    ~    Geography and First Americans Rags to Riches     ~    Native American Groups