Social Studies- Detailed Lesson Plan Unit 2 Lesson 1
Objectives: to identify the first people to settle in Pennsylvania; to identify the Delawares as the first group of Native Americans to settle in Pennsylvania; to describe why the Delaware people settled and how they lived
Standards: 7.1.6.B; 7.2.6.A; 7.2.6.B; 8.1.6.A; 8.2.6.A; 8.2.6.C
Materials: pretest, laptop or computer lab access, WebQuest Activity; Unit 2 Social Studies packet; Unit 2 Lesson 1 review sheet
Procedure: Day 1 (30 to 45 minutes) Students will first complete the pretest. In groups of 2, students will complete the webquest activity as an introduction to the Delaware tribe. Review the answers that students located using the internet.
Day 2 (30 to 45 minutes) Create a model of the Bering Strait Land Bridge using sand and ice. Let the ice melt to show how the land bridge would disappear after the ice age. (You may have to check back later in the day.) Students will read lesson 1 of the packet in small groups. Students will complete the review sheet. Review the answers. Discuss any key points.
Day 3 and 4 (30 to 45 minutes each session) Review key terms using slates and markers. In small groups, students will create a model of a Delaware tribe wigwam using any available materials. Along with their wigwam, students must present facts that detail where and how the Delaware tribe lived. Students may present these facts using a poster, pamphlet, or PowerPoint presentation.
Day 5 Groups of students will present their projects. Unit 2 Pretest True or False? ______1. Native Americans all lived in teepees.
______2. Native Americans have red skin.
______3. The first tribe to settle in Pennsylvania was called the Lenape tribe.
______4. There was only one Native American tribe in Pennsylvania.
______5. The Iroquois tribe had one of the first models of a democratic government.
Unit 2 Pretest True or False? ______1. Native Americans all lived in teepees.
______2. Native Americans have red skin.
______3. The first tribe to settle in Pennsylvania was called the Lenape tribe.
______4. There was only one Native American tribe in Pennsylvania.
______5. The Iroquois tribe had one of the first models of a democratic government. In Unit 2, we will be studying the early settlers of Pennsylvania. Your job is to find out a little about the first Native American tribe to settle in Pennsylvania. Follow the steps below to learn about the Delaware tribe, also known as the Lenape.
1. Visit this website: http://www.panativeamericans.org/history.html
2. Click on the Lenape Interactive map. Color in the map below to show where you would be able to locate this tribe in Pennsylvania.
3. Explore the map to find the answers to the following questions: a. What does the word “Lenape” mean? ______b. Why were they named the “Delawares” by Europeans? ______c. What would you wear if you were part of the Delaware tribe? ______d. What are the “three sisters”? ______e. What would you were if you were part of this tribe? ______f. What language did the Delaware tribe speak? ______
4. Click on the “Gallery” tab at the top of the webpage. Look through the pictures and read the captions to answer the questions below. a. What is a wigwam? ______b. Sketch a wigwam below.
c. What is a petroglyph? ______
Great job! Now you know more about the first Native Americans to settle in Pennsylvania! Lesson 1: Early Pennsylvania
1. How were people from Asia able to cross the Pacific Ocean to get to North America? ______
2. What is the name of the first Native American group to settle in Pennsylvania? ______.
3. The largest group of Native Americans in Pennsylvania was the Lenni Lenape. Another name for this group is the ______.
4. The Delaware people lived in small huts made out of bark and tree limbs known as ______.
5. They lived near rivers because ______.
6. They made bows, arrows, and spears from ______and ______.
7. They made canoes by carving the wood out of the center of a tree. The canoes were called ______.
8. The oldest ______in the tribe would choose a council of men to govern the tribe.
9. The Delaware people spoke an ______language.
10. The Delaware people traded for ______to make jewelry and tools. 1. Go to http://www.native-languages.org/iroquois.htm . Color in the map below to show where the Iroquois tribe was located.
2. Go to http://www.bigorrin.org/iroquois_kids.htm .
3. Name three tribes that belonged to the Iroquois nation. ______
4. What was life like for the Iroquois children? Write 3 facts below. ______
5. What type of clothes did the Iroquois wear? ______6. What type of houses would the Iroquois live in? Draw a picture below. ______
7. What would you eat if you were in the Iroquois tribe? ______
8. How is the Iroquois tribe different from the Delaware tribe? ______