United States History Student Edition

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INQUIRY ACTIVITY

FLORIDA BENCHMARKS

Analyzing Sources: The Lives of Early Native Americans—Artifacts and Stories ? COMPELLING QUESTION How did Native American ways of life differ based on their surroundings? • SS.8.A.1.2 • SS.8.A.1.5 • SS.8.G.5.1 • ELA.K12.EE.1.1 • ELA.K12.EE.4.1

Plan Your Inquiry DEVELOPING QUESTIONS

Background Information As Native Americans settled across North America, they developed differing ways of life. The environment where they lived determined their food, tools, clothing, and homes. Native American stories and art also reflected their lifestyles and their connections to the environment. As you examine the sources, think about how different groups of Native Americans adapted to their physical surroundings. In each source, look for the close connections Native Americans had with the resources that surrounded them.

Think about how the local environment can affect a culture. Then read the Compelling Question for this lesson. What questions can you ask to help you answer this Compelling Question? Create a graphic organizer like the one below. Write your Supporting Questions in your graphic organizer.

What this source tells me about how Native Americans’ lives and surroundings differed

Questions the source leaves unanswered

Supporting Questions Source

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ANALYZING SOURCES Next, examine the primary sources in this lesson. Analyze each source by answering the questions that follow it. How does each source help you answer each Supporting Question you created? What questions do you still have? Write these in your graphic organizer.

» This map shows the relative location for each of the sources in this lesson. To learn more about the geography of these regions, study the Reference Atlas Maps found in the front of this textbook.

After you analyze the sources, you will: • use the evidence from the sources • communicate your conclusions • take informed action

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