Seasonal Adaptations of the Eastern Woodland Indians

INTRODUCTION

You will illustrate how the Eastern Woodland Indians (VA Indians) met their basic needs during each of the four seasons.

TASK

You will create a poster that shows the seasonal adaptations of the Eastern Woodland Indians.

PROCESS

- fold a large sheet of paper into fourths
- label each section with the name of one of the four seasons (winter, spring, summer, fall)
- illustrate how the Indians obtained food during each season and write a caption explaining your drawing (example: in winter, draw a picture of VA Indians hunting birds and animals)

RESOURCES

Here are the sites you will use to find the information!

Iroquoian Language Group - http://web.archive.org/web/20080501143004/http://mal.sbo.hampton.k12.va.us/fourth/socstudies/indianwebquest/iroquoian.htm
Algonquian Language Group - http://web.archive.org/web/20080925043113/http://mal.sbo.hampton.k12.va.us/fourth/socstudies/indianwebquest/algon.htm
Siouan Language Group - http://web.archive.org/web/20080925043118/http://mal.sbo.hampton.k12.va.us/fourth/socstudies/indianwebquest/siouan.htm

EVALUATION

Your poster must be neat, include illustrations, and have captions for each season.

Make sure you spell everthing right and use  COLOR in your illustrations!!

CONCLUSION

I hope you had fun learning about the seasonal adaptations of the Eastern Woodland Indians!