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Native Americans and Native Plants
in the 1700's

Lesson Details


Subject: Social Studies
Learning Level: High School
Author(s): Diane Talley
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Abstract

Activity is a visit to a native plant culture in the wetland ecosystem of Rose Bay. Visit the Native Americans and the plants that were there before the Europeans transported other plants into the area that surrounds Rose Bay area. Then learn the facts of the plants of the 1700"s and the environment they lived in. This activity will take you through the environment of the native plants of the area that the Native American or Timucuans subsisted on. Talking about the differences that go with the plant culture when other animals and plants are transported in.

The objective of this activity is to give students insight into the Native plant culture from the realistic viewpoint of the Timucuans and Europeans. Students will learn how Timucuans lived and worked with the nature. As an integral part of a thematic unit.

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Lesson

Prerequisite Skills

Students will need to know the following vocabulary: Timucuans, culture, Kunti, Koontie, Coontie, berries, nuts, fruit, sea grasses, cacti, palmetto tree willow tree, Yaupon Holly, Cabbage Palm, Poison Ivy, Spanish moss, beauty Berry, Wax Myrtle, slash pine, laurel oak, southern magnolia, Ink berry, galberry, dandelion, gun plant, jelap, jinson weed, mandrake, prickly ash yellow root, dogwood, elder, cat-tail, red cedar, white oak, moon wart, white oak, red alder, ginseng, spignet.

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Assessment

Assessement can be done through tests and quizzes, notebook, portfolio's, games and demostrations.

Student Activity/Tasks

The students objective is to be able to describe what plants where here before the Europeans can and what plants have been brought into this country by other sources after the 1400's by the Europeans and other visitors.

Focus is the Native Americans used many of these plants for medicine healing and eating.
1. Play the name game which matches leaf, picture and name card together,
2. Do crossword puzzles with the name of the plants you are viewing.
3. Learn the stories behind these plants and what they are used for.

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Technology Requirements/Tools/Materials

Computer and internet access
Encyclopedia online or offline or in media center

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