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Summary of the Week: Trade and exchange among the tribes of North America created a network across the continent. Trade items and routes are studied and connected to today. Standards: N/A Teacher Background Knowledge: This week, students will explore trade among the Indigenous peoples of North America and their routes. Students will look into the resources and skills used to analyze artifacts to help tell the story of the past. Notes for Teacher: ● The sequence of articles in this week is designed to build and support the learning of concepts for students. ● The lesson plans in this week’s publication allows students to engage with the content through multiple exposures and modalities. The lessons can be further differentiated to assist struggling students. Essential Question: How were family and community structures of Indigenous people of North America similar to and different from one another? Learning Objective: Students will learn about archaeological tools, historical thinking, and Native American trade so they can understand the family and community structure of the tribes of North America. “I Can” Statement: I can compare the trade goods and routes of Native Americans to today’s trade goods and routes. Student Edition Vocabulary and Phrases: archaeologist: a scientist who studies things left behind by people who lived a long time ago artifacts: objects, found by archaeologists, that were left by people from long ago
bartering: opportunities for families to make a trade on their own mica: a mineral that is reflective and can be cut into thin sheets pigments: minerals and soil from the southwest, used in paints sites: places where there is evidence of past human activity
Trade and Economics in North America | Week 8
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