Lesson Plan #8
Culminating Project
Recreating and Analyzing an Artifact
Grade: 3
Unit: Wampanoag Tribe
Goal: (*Enduring Understanding)
Students will discover the Wampanoag Tribe adapted to the
Students will recreate a tool that could be useful to the Wampanoags.
Essential Question:
How did the cultural and technological aspects of the Wampanoag Tribe differ from the Apache Tribe?
Development and
Selection of Activities and Resources:
¨ Students will review the information they have learned through the unit. They may reference any available literature and their notes.
¨ Students will choose one item that the Wampanoags used for survival (i.e. wetu, canoe, spears, bow and arrow, clay pot, jewelry, etc.)
¨ Students will use materials available in class to recreate their chosen item.
Materials include:
popsicle sticks glue yarn
modeling clay felt string
leaves scissors construction paper
markers feathers paint
Content:
¨ The Wampanoags lived on the coast in wetus/wigwams during the spring and summer seasons. During the winter, they moved inland for hunting purposes and lived in longhouses.
¨ The Wampanoags made clothes from animal skin/fur. The Wampanoags used skins from deer, bear, raccoon, skunk, etc.
¨ Wampanoags hunted, farmed, gathered, and fished for their food source.
¨ Grass and leaves were used as toilet paper. Mint leaves were used to brush teeth. Baths were taken in ponds/lakes, and showers were taken when it rained.
¨ Bows and arrows, and clubs were used for hunting and for protection.
¨ Tools were made out of things that were available from nature.
¨ Canoes made from wood were used for water transportation.
¨ Wampanoags made clay pottery. This was used for cooking pots, jewelry, etc.
Curriculum Standards:
“Explain how objects or artifacts of everyday life in the past tell us how ordinary people lived and how everyday life has changed.”
ELA: Language: LS 3.4: Oral Presentation
“Give oral presentations about experiences or interests using eye contact, proper place, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation.”
ELA: Language: LS 3.7: Oral Presentation
“Use teacher-developed assessment criteria to prepare their presentations.”
“Create artwork in a variety of two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) media.”
Assignment:
1. Illustrate your item
2. Complete the worksheet
3. Prepare to present your project on Monday
How will the
understanding of the essential question be assessed?
¨ The essential question will be assessed when the project, illustration, and worksheet are handed in. On the worksheet, students are asked to tell whether their item would be useful to a Native American tribe from Southern North America, i.e. the Apache Tribe. Students will have to explain the differences in available resources and how climate might have an effect on usefulness. Projects will be graded according to the rubric. (see attached)