Ultimate Utah Road Trip
Subject: Social Studies
Grade Level: 3rd
Utah State Standards:
Standard 2: Students will understand cultural factors that shape a community.
Objective 2: Explain how selected indigenous cultures of the Americas have changed over time.
Part A: Describe and compare early indigenous people of the Americas
Objectives:
Grade Level: 3rd
Utah State Standards:
Standard 2: Students will understand cultural factors that shape a community.
Objective 2: Explain how selected indigenous cultures of the Americas have changed over time.
Part A: Describe and compare early indigenous people of the Americas
Objectives:
- Students will be able to explain how artifacts tell us how Native American people lived.
- Students will be able to describe the different was indiginous people lived in America (i.e. hunter & gatherers, farmers etc.)
- Students will be able to identify how different Native American life styles change food, shelter, and safety
Activity
You and your family are going on a road trip all across Utah! As you are planning your trip your family decides as part of the trip that they want to explore and learn more about the Native Americans in Utah. As the excellent reseracher and road trip planner you have been given the task to discover all you can about one of the Native American tribes that live in Utah that you might visit.
Choose from one of the following:
Click on the tribe of your choice and then learn all about them.
Once you have choosen your tribe you want to find out the following:
Choose from one of the following:
Click on the tribe of your choice and then learn all about them.
Once you have choosen your tribe you want to find out the following:
- Where did the tribe live anciently in Utah?
- What kinds of food, shelter, and art did they specialize in?
- What kinds of artifacts tell us about their life styles?
- Where in Utah did they live? Describe the landscape.
- What kind of shelter did they have?
- How did they get food?
- Did they leave any art behind? Give one example.
Have fun with your book and be sure to include at least two pictures!
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