Mobile Learning Lesson
Background
PRE PLANNING
Big Ideas
Summative Assessment: Create a photo collage of one of the five tribes of Idaho and include, a picture of a native american from that tribe, a picture of where the tribe is located in the state of Idaho, a native american poem, proverb or legend and a picture of the geographical surroundings where the tribe lives.
LESSON OPENING
Poems and Proverbs
One characteristic of native americans was their ability to apply wisdom to any situation.
Using the Native American Proverbs or Native American Indian Pictures and History, students will choose one proverb and copy it to a word processing doc. Then add an interpretation or translation as far as they understand it, of the proverb or legend. Students should be able answer the following questions (type responses in their document):
Using the Nez Perce app, see if you can find any words or phrases from the proverb or poem you chose. Write down the Nez Perce translation.
Nez Perce app-This app teaches words and phrases in the Nez Perce language.
LESSON BODY
Explanation
Students will choose a native american tribe to research. Students will use the instaGrok app to gather facts about their chosen indian tribe including: where in the state of Idaho this tribe lived, dress, hunting habits, interesting facts, and roles of men and women.
instaGrok-This is a wonderful educational search engine that displays search results in a web format. Information is presented in list format, articles and videos.
Check for Understanding: Include at least one content-area app that “tests” student knowledge of the concepts.
After the first round of research is complete, students will exchange their notes containing the facts gathered with a partner. Using the First Peoples of North America app, students will do fact checking for their partner.
First Peoples of North America-This app chronicles all 800 registered indian tribes in the United States.
Extended Practice:
PowWows-This app features articles and videos about native americans, including some modern day experiences. Students can use this app to compare lifestyles of native americans in the early development of Idaho to their way of life today. List one way life is different and one way life is the same.
LESSON CLOSING
Instacollage
After researching and collecting data, students will create a photo collage of the tribes of Idaho they researched. They should include a picture of a native american from that tribe, a picture of the geographical surroundings where the tribe lived, a picture of a map showing where the tribe is located in the state of Idaho, and a native american poem, proverb or legend. Students can share their collage to the class Facebook page.
- Content Area: Social Studies
- Title: Native American Life
PRE PLANNING
Big Ideas
- List the five federally recognized native american tribes of Idaho
- Divide a map of Idaho into general areas where the five federally recognized tribes lived.
- Identify characteristics of American Indian tribes
- Share a story, poem or legend from an Idaho indian tribe
- What are the five federally recognized tribes and where are they located in Idaho?
- What characteristics do native americans possess?
- How do native americans who lived during the time of the settlement of Idaho differ from native americans today?
- List the five federally recognized native american tribes of Idaho
- Identify characteristics of American Indian tribes
- Share a story, poem or legend from an Idaho indian tribe
Summative Assessment: Create a photo collage of one of the five tribes of Idaho and include, a picture of a native american from that tribe, a picture of where the tribe is located in the state of Idaho, a native american poem, proverb or legend and a picture of the geographical surroundings where the tribe lives.
LESSON OPENING
Poems and Proverbs
One characteristic of native americans was their ability to apply wisdom to any situation.
Using the Native American Proverbs or Native American Indian Pictures and History, students will choose one proverb and copy it to a word processing doc. Then add an interpretation or translation as far as they understand it, of the proverb or legend. Students should be able answer the following questions (type responses in their document):
- What does the proverb/legend teach about native american culture?
- How does it apply today?
Using the Nez Perce app, see if you can find any words or phrases from the proverb or poem you chose. Write down the Nez Perce translation.
Nez Perce app-This app teaches words and phrases in the Nez Perce language.
LESSON BODY
Explanation
Students will choose a native american tribe to research. Students will use the instaGrok app to gather facts about their chosen indian tribe including: where in the state of Idaho this tribe lived, dress, hunting habits, interesting facts, and roles of men and women.
instaGrok-This is a wonderful educational search engine that displays search results in a web format. Information is presented in list format, articles and videos.
Check for Understanding: Include at least one content-area app that “tests” student knowledge of the concepts.
After the first round of research is complete, students will exchange their notes containing the facts gathered with a partner. Using the First Peoples of North America app, students will do fact checking for their partner.
First Peoples of North America-This app chronicles all 800 registered indian tribes in the United States.
Extended Practice:
PowWows-This app features articles and videos about native americans, including some modern day experiences. Students can use this app to compare lifestyles of native americans in the early development of Idaho to their way of life today. List one way life is different and one way life is the same.
LESSON CLOSING
Instacollage
After researching and collecting data, students will create a photo collage of the tribes of Idaho they researched. They should include a picture of a native american from that tribe, a picture of the geographical surroundings where the tribe lived, a picture of a map showing where the tribe is located in the state of Idaho, and a native american poem, proverb or legend. Students can share their collage to the class Facebook page.