Haudenosaunee Tribe Project

Introduction

Today you and your partners will become members of one tribe from the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. With your partners, you will work together to learn more about this tribe. You will try to imagine what your life would be like if you were part of this tribe. After you have learned all you can about your tribe, you will become the teacher and teach the rest of the class about that tribe. Good luck! 

Task

1. You and your partners will research the Haudenosaunee tribe that you have been assigned to study. 


 2. You will learn about what life was like for members of this particular Haudenosaunee tribe by using different websites to research it.   3. While you are researching your tribe, you will complete the Haudenosaunee Tribe Questionnaire. 4. Your group will create a poster that includes all the important information you have learned about your Haudenosaunee tribe.   5. You and your group will present your information to the rest of the class. Your goal is to teach your classmates about the Haudenosaunee tribe you studied.    

                                                              

Process

1.   You and your group will work together to research your assigned Haudenosaunee tribe. Remember, the Haudenosaunee tribes decided to unite to keep each other safe. Make sure you that work appropriately with your partners and share the work load!

  2.   Working with your partners, you will complete your Haudenosaunee Tribe Questionnaire.  EACH person needs to fill in their OWN questionnaire.  

3.   Use the websites listed below to help your find the information to comlete your tribe questionnaire.

Websites:

http://www.haudenosauneeconfederacy.com/leagueofnations.html (Names and Meanings of the Haudenosaunee Tribes)

 http://www.kidport.com/reflib/socialstudies/nativeamericans/Iroquois.htm (Names and Meanings of the Haudenosaunee Tribes)

http://www.onondaganation.org/culture/dress/ (Information about clothing of the Onondaga Nation)

http://www.bigorrin.org/onondaga_kids.htm (Onondaga Tribe Information)

http://www.haudenosauneeconfederacy.com/onondaga.html (Onondaga Clan Information)

http://www.bigorrin.org/oneida_kids.htm (Oneida Tribe Information)

http://www.haudenosauneeconfederacy.com/oneida.html (Oneida Clan Information)

http://www.bigorrin.org/seneca_kids.htm (Seneca Tribe Information)

http://www.haudenosauneeconfederacy.com/seneca.html (Seneca Clan Information)

http://www.bigorrin.org/mohawk_kids.htm (Mohawk Tribe Information)

http://www.haudenosauneeconfederacy.com/mohawk.html (Mohawk Clan Information)

http://www.bigorrin.org/cayuga_kids.htm (Cayuga Tribe Information)

http://www.haudenosauneeconfederacy.com/cayuga.html (Cayuga Clan Information)

http://www.bigorrin.org/tuscarora_kids.htm (Tuscarora Tribe Information)

http://nmai.si.edu/sites/1/files/pdf/education/HaudenosauneeGuide.pdf (Information about all the tribes)

 4.   Once you have finished your research, you and your partners will create your poster. The goal of the presentation is to teach your classmates about the Haudenosaunee tribe you studied.  You only need to create ONE poster.  Your poster needs to include the information from your questionnaire.
You should have:

  • The name of the tribe you studied
  • What the name means
  • The roles of men and women in the tribe
  • Information about:
    • the homes they lived in
    • the clothing they wore
    • the food they ate
    • the weapons they used 
  • The names of the clans
  • Location of the tribe 
  • Where your tribe lives today
  • Any interesting facts about your tribe.
  • Drawings
  • Your names

  Your presentation should be at least 2 minutes long, but no longer than 5 minutes.   **Make sure you look at the evaluation link to see how you will be graded!** 
You will also be asked to write down one thing you learned from each of your classmates presentations, so make sure you are being a respectful listener!

Evaluation

For this project, you will be graded using the rubric found below on your ability to follow directions and work with your group, the accuracy of your information, the presentation of your information, and the creativity of your presentation.

   

 

2

Excellent

1

Fair

0

Needs Improvement

Ability to follow directions

Student followed directions and did not need any reminders of what to do.

Student followed most directions but needed some reminders to stay on task.

Student needed many reminders to stay on task and follow directions.

Group Work

Student worked well with partner and shared the workload.

Student worked okay with partner but did not share the workload.

Student did not work with their partner.

Questionnaire 

The student described the tribe by answering the questions on the questionnaire completely and correctly.

The student answered some questions on the questionnaire, or the student did not answer some questions completely and correctly.

The student did not answer the questions on the questionnaire, or the student did not answer most of the questions completely and correctly.

Presentation

The student presented the information clearly and correctly.

The student put together a presentation but some of the information was inaccurate or hard to understand.

The student did not put together a presentation or the student did not accurately present the battle.

Creativity of Presentation

The student put together a creative presentation and effort is evident.

The student put some effort and thought into the presentation.

The student put little effort or thought into the presentation.
Conclusion

Congratulations! You have finished the Webquest. I hope that you have enjoyed learning more information about the different Haudenosaunee nations. 

 

Credits