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 | 4D Cultural Thematic Curriculum Participants from nineteen Native American schools developed the curriculum hosted on this site during a three-day workshop The participating schools are part of the Four Directions Challenge in Technology Project Please visit the main site for more |
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| ANUGraph This is a function grapher that will graph families of functionsIt willalso calculate and graph the derivativeIts an old program but it graph better than some new ones I've seen |
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| Ahfachkee Lesson Plan Archive Lesson Plan archive full of various lesson plans submitted by Ahfachkee |
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| Anatomy of a Pacific Salmon Students will expereince several activities that will help them learn about the anatomy of salmon They will visit the Tribal Fish Hatchery to learn more about our traditions and how to care for salmon |
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| Antlers In this activity students examine elk antlers and relate the physical evidence to hypotheses about genetics nutrition and size |
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| Arnold Bessie Lesson Plans |
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| Assessments This file contains a set of assessment suggestions to use the with the authors' thematic unit on the Moon |
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| Background Information This file contains background information from online resources suggested for use the with the authors' thematic unit on the Moon |
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| Beyond Computer Integration This is a HTML based presentation on the use of different levels of technology in the classroom |
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| Cooking with your Three Sisters In this activity students in grades 4-7 will prepare a cookbook based on their understanding of the Three Sisters and the special needs of diabetics |
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| Dilcon Archive Lesson Plans on Clouds Navajo Place Names Zoo Animals Native Plants Archive |
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| Drinking Water This set of lessons addresses the importance of water to the Pueblo people |
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| Elk Unit Overview This resource give an overview of a unit of Elk that blends culture science and other disciplinesIt contains a resource list and background materials |
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| Environment This set of lessons addresses the importance of relations to the Pueblo people including relationships among people and between people and the land |
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| Environment Habitat This set of lessons addresses the importance of relations to the Pueblo people including relationships among people and between people and the land |
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| Ethnobotany This link will take you to a web that was created by the ethnobotany group during the 1998 Summer Institute |
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| Excel Unit This technology-based unit is for students taking the Computer 1 and Computer 2 classes It is useful for anyone needing to learn Excel |
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| Explore with Newton's Laws Website that was created during the Teachers Oppportunities to Promote Science summer institute These are lessons teaching about the Newton's laws |
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| Exploring Seeds This is an early elementary unit designed to help students understand a seed's purpose and to help them appreciate seeds and plants that are planted in the school garden Students explore what a seed is and keep a journal about sprouting seeds Evalu |
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| Food This link will take you to a web that was created by the food group during the 1998 Summer Institute |
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| Garden Journal This worksheet provides a structure that students may use to collect data concerning the garden project |
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| Garden Project Review This activity helps students bring together what they have learned in this unit and plan for a future garden |
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| Garden Unit Overview This document presents an overview of a community garden project It contains a planning matrix with key points and interdisciplinary connects for K-6 It has sample letters for parents and community members and lists the National and American Indian standards |
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| Golden Rectangle Aesthetics To have students discuss the cultural components of the term aesthetically pleasing and identify whether or not a specific patchwork pattern corresponds with the golden ratio |
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| Golden Rectangle Introduction To have students create a golden rectangle using the golden ratio |
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| Golden Rectangle Pattern Creation To have students create a specific pattern which corresponds with the golden ratio using mathematical computations |
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| History of Patchwork To have students identify specific patterns while reviewing the history of patchwork |
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| History of Patchwork UPDATE To have students identify specific patterns while reviewing the history of patchwork |
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| How Many Elk Students play a game that illustrates the nature of competition for resources among the elk population and how that effects the size of the population |
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| How Mining Affects the Land This lesson will help students recognize the negative effects on the land due to mining The students will 1observe the natural undisturbed landforms and vegetation 2travel to Paguate Jackpile Mine 3observe reclaimed areas 4compare/contrast observatio |
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| Influence of the Buffalo To learn how the buffalo influenced the Yankton Sioux |
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| Laguna Archive An archive of lesson plans specifically reserved for Laguna |
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| Lesson Plan Archive The students will compare and contrast corn native to the Laguna Pueblo The students will compare and contrast traditional springtime activities related to new life within the seasons of the Laguna Pueblo Students will learn to recognize the differ |
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| Life Cycle of a Salmon/ Slide Show The Kindergarten Salmon Unit consists of an overview and several individual lesson plans It is designed for use as a thematic unit but individual lessons could stand alone If anyone has further questions please contact Mary Love or Valerie Macklin at |
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| Life Cycle of a Salmon/ Slide Show The Kindergarten Salmon Unit consists of an overview and several individual lesson plans It is designed for use as a thematic unit but individual lessons could stand alone If anyone has further questions please contact Mary Love or Valerie Macklin at |
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| Local Rocks Students will learn the names and the history of the local rock formations |
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| Local Rocks Update version Students will learn the names and the history of the local rocks formations |
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| Make a Plan This activity is designed for grades 4-6 In it students will draw a design the community garden based on their research |
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| Making a Planetarium Recognition of planets and constellations Involves cooperation construction field day career day and many other educational uses |
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| Mathematics Eighth Grade Dilcon School has been working to create outcomes based on performance standards for their comprehensive reform plan |
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| Mathematics Fifth Grade Dilcon School has been working to create outcomes based on performance standards for their comprehensive reform plan |
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| Mathematics First Grade Dilcon School has been working to create outcomes based performance standards for their comprehensive reform plan |
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| Mathematics Kindergarten Dilcon School has been working to create outcomes based on performance standards for their comprehensive reform plan |
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| Mathematics Second Grade Dilcon School has been working to create outcomes based on performance standards for their comprehensive reform plan |
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| Mathematics Seventh Grade Dilcon School has been working to create outcomes based on performance standards for their comprehensive reform plan |
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| Mathematics Sixth Grade Dilcon School has been working to create outcomes based on performance standards for their comprehensive reform plan |
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| Mathematics Third Grade Dilcon School has been working to create outcomes based on performance standards for their comprehensive reform plan |
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| Migration Students use topographic maps research and debate to determine the best route for a new highway through the migration area of an elk population |
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| Moccasin Making This lesson demonstrates the making of moccasins from the hide of a whitetailed deer This is a traditional way of making clothing |
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| Moon Craters Students use and make models to explain the formation of craters on the moon's surface |
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| Moon Pics In this activity students create trick moon pictures This lesson is most effective used with Moon Game another lesson in this series |
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| Moon Poem In this activity student write poems about the Moon that demonstrates their scientific and literary understandings |
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| Moon Walk This activity combines PE Music Math and Science in a fun game Students relate Moon Facts during the course of the game |
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| Native American Calendars and Time This unit provides an overview of activities that could be used to relate the concept of time and astronomy across grade levels |
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| Native American Shelters Part 1 HP This lesson is one small part of a larger unit called Native American Shelters This unit is designed to help students learn about different shelter types used by the Native people of North America This lesson involves researching using both tradit |
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| Native American Shelters Part 1 SS This lesson is one small part of a larger unit called Native American SheltersThis unit is designed to help students learn about different shelter types used bythe Native people of North America This lesson involves researching using bothtraditional |
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| Native American Shelters Part 1 SS This lesson is one small part of a larger unit called Native American SheltersThis unit is designed to help students learn about different shelter types used bythe Native people of North America This lesson involves researching using bothtraditional |
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| Native American Shelters Report 1 This lesson is one small part of a larger unit called Native American Shelters This unit is designed to help students learn about different shelter types used by the Native people of North America This lesson involves researching using both traditi |
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| Native American Shelters Report 2 This lesson is one small part of a larger unit called Native American Shelters This unit is designed to help students learn about different shelter types used by the Native people of North America This lesson involves researching using both traditi |
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| Native American Shelters SS Addendum This lesson is one small part of a larger unit called Native American Shelters This unit is designed to help students learn about different shelter types used by the Native people of North America This lesson involves researching using both tradit |
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| Navajo Rug Weaving Lesson plans and activities on Navajo rug weaving One lessonplan for each grade grades K-8 Based on thematic units in language arts math science and culture |
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| Oneida Archive Oneida Archive of lesson plans web pages pictures and other resources |
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| Permaculture Review In this activity students in grades 4-6 will use a list of vocabulary to test their understanding of the processes involved in soil formation and erosion |
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| Phyllis Jenkins Students will learn the procedure of what it takes to make black pottery |
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| Pinion - The Grandest Nut The students are excited about their pinon picking Where they picked how much they picked and how they picked make the students sound like contestants With this enthusiasm lessons integrating Social Studies Science Math and Language Arts can begin |
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| Planetary Lesson Plan Archive The lessons and activities involved will enable the students to gain a perception of the planets location in our solar system in relation to the Sun A cultural and community-based component is also included in the activity to give the students a per |
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| Preparation of Salmon Students explore the variety of methods for preparing salmon in relation to geographic reqions Specifically the traditional tribal methods |
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| Relationships overview an overview of the Relationship unit |
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| Resources This file contains a set of online resources suggested for use the with the authors' thematic unit on the Moon |
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| Roaming Grazing and Ranging In this activity students interact with resource persons from the community to learn about tribal management of elk herds |
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| Rock Point archive Archive of lesson plans and resources for Rock Point |
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| Salmon Masks Lesson Plan The Kindergarten Salmon Unit consists of an overview and several individual lesson plans It is designed for use as a thematic unit but individual lessons could stand alone If anyone has further questions please contact Mary Love or Valerie Macklin at |
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| Salmon River Habitat Overview Salmon River Habitat overview will be used to introduce students to the environment The whole class will work together the first week and then will break up into groups for the second and third week Each group will then concentrate on individual part |
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| Salmon Unit Students will learn how to use digital cameras create a presentation on Microsoft PowerPoint to teach the aspects of Salmon habitats etc |
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| Santa Clara Archive Archive of Lesson Plans Resources for Santa Clara |
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| Santa Clara Schoolyard Habitat This is a collection of activities and lessons centered around the creation of a schoolyard habitat dedicated to the study of native plants and animals |
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| Summer Institute 99 Intranet The Four Directions Summer Institute 1999 Intranet site |
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| The Chemistry of Black Pottery This lesson will learn the physical and chemical properties and changes of materials during the process of making black pottery Students will learn the cultural significance of black pottery |
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| The Influence of the Buffalo on the Yankton Sioux To learn how the buffalo influenced Yankton Sioux life |
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| Thematic Unit on the Moon Unit Plan The overview gives a key points a diagram of how this units fits into a school-wide planlists of online and text resources and descriptions of activities for a 15-day unit |
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| Theme Earth and Sky There are several lesson plans for 2nd grade regarding the moon and solar system Subjects such as language arts science math culture etc are covered |
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| Traditional Uses of the Tatanka Traditional Uses of the Tatanka The Tatanka is an important animal within the Lakota/Dakota culture It provided the people with numerous items to help them not only survive but flourish No part of the animal was wasted Today the Tatanka is s |
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| Turtle Tracks Turtle Tracks is a newsletter for youth with a Native American view We feature current events factual history educational sites original artwork activities and much more We also have an extensive links section We are featured on many of the larger |
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| Villages This set of lessons addresses the importance of relations to the Pueblo people including relationships among people and between people and the land |
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| Water Conservation This set of lessons addresses the importance of water to the Pueblo people |
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