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Unit 1: The First Americans
Learning Reflection Box
A. What are you currently learning about in Social Studies? Give some examples
of what you have learned this unit.
We are currently learning about the Native Americans and how the geography of their land affected their
culture.
B. What do you enjoy about this particular SS unit? Explain.
I particularly enjoyed choosing one specific tribe, and learning more about it and pretrneding to be a Native
American in our presentations, because it gave me a deeper look into what life was like for them.
C. What do you find challenging about this particular SS unit? Explain.
I found finding some information on my tribe was difficult. Specifically, what my tribe meant in English and
some of the distinguishing geography features in the region.
D. What is something you have done well in this SS unit? Explain.
I think I did well on my research for the presentation. Before I started writing the three paragraphs, I did
a lot of research so that I knew what I was talking about when I presented.
E. What is something you would like to improve? Explain on how you plan to
make improvements.
I would like to improve on my Google Tour. I was pretty new to it this year, and I want to develop my skills
on Google Tours. I am planning to make improvements by exploring the website more, and learning more
tricks to use, and how to fix some of the glitches.
This Units Essential Question: How did "place" impact the lifestyles and cultures of the original Americans?
Word Wall
adapting
to change in order to adjust to a new condition or environment
cultural region
an area in which a group of people share a similar culture and language
culture
a people’s way of life, including beliefs, customs, food, dwellings, and clothing
dominated
to be most noticeable within a group
environment
all of the physical surroundings in a place, including land, water, animals, plants, and climate
migrated
to move from one place and establish a home in a new place. A move of a large number of people is called a migration, and the people are called migrants.
natural recources
useful material found in nature, including water, vegetation, animals, and minerals
recourceful
good at finding ways to solve problems
revise
to change in order to improve
temporary
for a limited, often short-term, period of time
Learning Log
This unit's essential question is "How did "place" impact the lifestyles and cultures of the original Americans?" To answer this question I would say "place" impacted the lifestyles and cultures by influencing specifically food choice, clothing, transportation, technology, housing, etc. For example, the tribe I chose to present about was the Shawnee tribe. The Shawnee tribe lived in a mostly cool area with plateus, rivers and forests. One way that "place" impacted the lifestyle and culture of my tribe was with their food choice. Since they lived near both forests and rivers, they had the choice of either hunting or fishing for their food. There are many aspects of how place could affect the culture and lifestyles of the people in that region. Some of those aspects include, climate, distinguising geography features, animal population, and vegetation. In this unit we have mostly been talking about how place impacted the lifestyle and culture of the Native Americans. However, place is still continuing to affect the lifestyle and culture of people today. One example is here in Hong Kong. we are surrounded by water and large mountains. Two big aspects of the HK culture is hiking and of course dragonboating. If it wasn't for our access to huge hills and water, we may not have developed this aspect of our culture. In conclusion, place can impact the lifestyle and culture of people in many ways, but without its effects no culture could be the same as it is today.
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Traditional Native American Dress
