Lesson Plan #4
Guest Speaker from Plimoth Plantation
Grade: 3
Unit: Wampanoag Tribe
Goal: (*Enduring Understanding)
Students will discover the Wampanoags relied greatly on the land and used resources from the natural environment for survival.*
Students will examine artifacts and determine its uses.
Essential Questions:
What natural resources did the Wampanoags rely on?
How were these resources utilized?
Resources:
Artifacts (provided by guest speaker)
Wampanoag Artifact worksheet (see attached)
Crayons
Markers
Development and
Selection of Activities:
¨ Students will welcome the guest speaker to the classroom.
¨ Students will discuss what they have already learned about the Wampanoags with the museum teacher.
¨ Students will watch slides and examine various artifacts presented by the museum teacher.
¨ Students will choose an artifact and illustrate it with available materials (i.e. paint, crayons, markers, etc.)
¨ On a piece of paper students will write the name of their artifact, what natural resources it is made from, and how it was used by the Wampanoags.
¨ Students will have a question/answer session after the presentation and activities.
Content:
¨ The Wampanoags got food and clothing from the animals they hunted; included bear, deer, rabbit, skunk, squirrel, moose, birds etc. They also grew vegetables (“Three Sisters”- corn, beans, squash) and fished.
¨ Bows and arrows, and clubs were used for hunting and for protection.
¨ Tools were made out of things that were available from nature.
¨ Wampanoags hunted only when there was a need for food. They were respectful for anything that had life.
¨ Canoes made from wood were used for water transportation.
¨ Wampanoags made clay pottery. This was used for cooking pots, jewelry, etc.
¨ Wampanoags lived in “wetus”, also known as wigwams. They also used longhouses for shelter.
Curriculum Standard:
“Explain how objects or artifacts of everyday life in the past tell us how ordinary people lived and how everyday life has changed.”
Assignment:
How will the
understanding of the essential question be assessed?
¨ Students will be formally assessed on their project. They must have an illustration and all three questions on the worksheet must be answered. A project containing all the necessary information will earn the highest grade. Each missing component will subtract a letter grade. Inaccurate information will result in a loss of some points but not a full letter grade.
Contact Information:
Plimoth Plantation
(508) 746-1622 ext.8359
http://www.plimoth.org/Education/classroo.htm
*Cost per classroom visit is $150 for the initial program
and $100 for each additional program, plus mileage. If your school is more than four hours from