How Were Native Lands Lost to Colonizers? – Part 3 STEAM
The How Were Native Lands Lost to Colonizers STEAM resources for this lesson contain a map research activity that provides the foundation for several engineering challenges. There is also a digital timeline activity that provides a visual representation of the loss of Native Lands while reinforcing map skills and chronological order. Students can also create their own bullroarers and use Native American ancient methods of astronomy to understand time and seasons as well as create stories based on the stars.
Course Instructor
Special Thanks to Our Contributors
Amerind would like to thank Dr. Jennifer Nez Denetdale (Diné) for reviewing this lesson. The comments, advice, and guidance of our contributors improved these educational materials significantly. We are truly grateful for their help. Any errors or oversights in these materials are solely the responsibility of Amerind.
Course Structure
This course is delivered in 4 parts.
- History – Includes all links and activities in the Orange column below.
- ELA Reading and Writing – Includes all links and activities in the Yellow and Green columns with the title ELA.
- STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) – Includes all links and activities in the blue column with the title S.T.E.A.M.
- Resources – This is a simple page with links for extended learning and study. These are found in the purple column labeled Resources.
The image below gives a quick view of the lessons and links that are found in each of the lessons. You can access this document here.
How Were Native Lands Lost to Colonizers? – Curriculum Chart
History /Social Science Standard
Learning Objectives:
SP1.2 – We will compare life in specific historical time periods to today.
G1.1 We will use and construct maps and graphs to represent changes in the Americas over time.
H1.3 – We will examine the cause and effect of European exploration and colonization.
RI.1 We answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text.
RI.4 We will determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words or phrases in an informative text.
RI.5 We will describe the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, and problem/solution) in a text.
W.2 We will write an informative essay to examine a topic.
Accessing the Course Content
This course is designed and presented with the goal that the material can be easily used by anyone. As a result, each lesson will present content in multiple ways to accommodate many different teaching styles and technology needs. For each lesson you will have the following options:
- Website Content – The lessons/worksheets/videos will be available to view inside of the website. You can read and use the lesson from this site.
- External Link – You will also have a link that directly links you to the resource (ie. Google Doc, Google Slide, YouTube Video)
* IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR GOOGLE DOCS AND SLIDES
If you go directly to a link to save a google document or slide, you must make a copy of the document and save it to your own account.