Eastern Woodland Indians

A WebQuest for 3th Grade
(3.1.1 Describe American Indian groups who lived in the region when European settlers arrived)

Designed by

Justin Phifer
Jphifer@franklincollege.edu

 Image of an Indian

Introduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion | Credits | Teacher Page



Introduction

You have just come across the ocean and
landed in a new world.  To your surprise
you find groups of people living in this
land.  These people have different customs
and cultures then yours.  


The Task

Because you are the official log keeper on
this voyage, it is your job to catalog 3
of the different tribes of people in this land
and report these back to the king.
You will have to document certain
information for the king so he knows
what these people are like.

You must find the groups;
Name
Location
What they eat
If they are warriors or peaceful
If they like to trade
Any other interesting facts


The Process
  1.  First you'll be assigned to a group of three people.
  2.  Next Your group should decide who is going to
    write down the information, who is going to use
    the computer, and who will make the class presentation
  3. Your group will then go to a computer and begin
    researching your tribes.
  4. Your group should then go to the following site
    and pick out three tribes to research.
    1. http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/indnorth.htm
  5. Next you and your partner should go to the following
    sites and try to find information on your tribes.
    1. http://www.tooter4kids.com/Thanksgiving/index.htm
    2. http://www.sachem-uncas.com/woodland.html
    3. http://www.elijah.org/shadowwolf/index.htm
  6. After looking through these web sites your group
    should look in the Encyclopedia of Native American
    tribes to find an information you have not been able
    to locate.
  7. Your group should then watch the video (Indians
    of the Eastern Woodlands) the teacher plays and see
    if your tribe is mentioned on the video. 
  8. Your group must then prepare a presentation
    to give to the class.  The presentation should include
    all the info you have found and should include some
    sort of picture or poster.


Evaluation

Beginning

1

Developing

2

Accomplished

3

Exemplary

4

Score






 

Following Directions
Group does not follow directions and uses the internet for other things.
Group follows  directions but use the internet for other things
Group follows  directions and does not use the internet for other things

Group follows every direction and uses the internet to research additional material

 

Group Work

 

 
Group does not work together at all and fail to complete the assignment.
Group gets sidetracked and Does not get some of the work done.
Group argues but gets the work done
Group work very well together and completes all the assigned work

 

Class Presentation

 

 Presentation is not organized and missing information Group presentation is not well organized
 Group presents the material well but does nothing else
Group presents the material well and has extra visual aids such as pictures or posters

 


Information found

 Group is missing many of the facts.
 Group is missing some of the facts.
 Group has all the needed facts. Group has all the needed facts and found extra material



Conclusion

Thanks to your hard work the king now
knows all about the tribes you researched
and the colonies and tribes have begun working with
each other You know have done research on the
Eastern Woodlands Indians, and have a basic
understanding of how these tribes lived and
interacted with the european settlers.


Credits & References

Indians of the eastern woodlands. Videocassette. Wood Knapp         Video, 1994.
Waldman, Carl. Encyclopedia of Native American tribes. New York:     Facts on File, 1988.




Last updated on August 15, 1999. Based on a template from The WebQuest Page