Native American Survival Skills

How did/do Native Americans survive overtime?

5 Grade
By: Jacqueline Gonzales
Thematic Unit Planning Matrix

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or Questions (Activities) (Must include at least 2 Web 2.0 and/or Rubric Products or The ISTE NETS and
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Science What types The The students will watch a video Teacher will Students will ISTE NETS for Teachers:
of animals students the will provide explanations of grade their pick a 6b- Manage the use of technology
did Indians will have the use for the buffalo. final favorite and student learning strategies in
hunt for access to a https://youtu.be/9aKqjrgz92w presentation material of digital platforms, virtual
materials? play The students will then create a with a grading their choice environments, hands-on
What Buffalo and concept map using scale of 1-10 and give a makerspaces or in the field.
materials preform a http://www.mindmeister.com/ points, short answer
were they hands-on After they must put together a assessing if response as ISTE NETS for Students:
able to dissection mini-lesson that well be the key to why. 1c- Students use technology to
preserve? of the demonstrated using the material/points seek feedback that informs and
animal. SMART Board. were reflected improves their practice and to
They will within the demonstrate their learning in a
then presentation variety of ways
provide a and concept
detail map. TEKS: 112.16. Science, Grade 5,
description
Beginning with School Year 2010-
of what
materials 2011.
they were
able to (b) Knowledge and Skills
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preserve . 2(B) ask well-defined questions,

and what
formulate testable
they may be
used for. hypotheses, and select and
use appropriate equipment
and technology;

Math What Provide the The students will hear a song The teacher Students will ISTE NETS for Teachers:
patterns students on YouTube will grade the reproduce a 5c- Explore and apply instructional
and with https://youtu.be/Zc_g-sgz8hY students pattern or design principles to create
designs did different and depict the different patterns concept map design given innovative digital learning
Indians shapes, of sound they hear. and media by the environments that engage and
incorporate fabrics, and poster based teacher. support learning.
into their beading so Students will create a concept on a grading
clothing? that they map based on what they have scale of 60- ISTE NETS for Students:
What are able to learned about designs and basic 4a- Students know and use a
geometric create their patterns. description, deliberate design process for
design own 70- generating ideas, testing theories,
were they patterns. They will then create a description creating innovative artifacts or
able to multimedia poster using and 1 solving authentic problems.
produce? Glogster based on the materials example, 80-
of patterns, shape, ext. that they description 2 TEKS: 111.7. Mathematics,
learned Indians used/use for examples,
Grade 5, Adopted 2012.
their clothing. 90- detailed
description 3
(b)Knowledge and Skills
examples,
100- detailed
description 4 . 1(D) communicate mathematical
ideas, reasoning, and their
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or more implications using multiple

examples.
representations, including
symbols, diagrams, graphs,
and language as
appropriate;

Language How do Students Students will watch a short Teacher will Students will ISTE NETS for Teachers:
Arts and you think will be video grade their create a 6a- Foster a culture where students
Reading that the given a https://youtu.be/XS8DEjd2QBg final quiz/game take ownership of their learning
Native choice of and absorb the information presentation on the goals and outcomes in both
American several provided so they will be able to with a grading important independent and group settings.
culture has different incorporate that information scale of 1-10 concepts or
remained passages to within a short mini lesson they points, their mini ISTE NETS for Students:
the same choose will create and present using assessing if lesson/digital 6d- Students publish or present
or changed from. They the SMART Board. the key storybook content that customizes the
over time? will choose Students will need to material/points they message and medium for their
two and incorporate a short timeline were reflected presented. intended audiences.
gather what using Timetoast. Or, students within the
they believe have the option of creating a mini lesson or TEKS:
to be the Digital Storybook as a Digital
most representation of the Storybook. (b) Knowledge and Skills
significant information they have learned.
information . 3(A) compare and contrast the
about the
themes or moral lessons of
changes
amongst the several works of fiction
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Indians, from various cultures;

they will
then create
a compare
and contrast
chart.