Ohlone and the Wetlands
Overview & objectives: How the Ohlone people used all of the plants and resources from the Wetlands to live.
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WHEREBack of classroomOutside (In front of bungalow)Outside (In front of bungalow and horseshoe table)
WHOTeacher7th Graders7th Graders/8th Graders and Parent Helper
MATERIALSArtifacts/Native Ohlone PlantsBoard Game/Trivia BoardRaffia plant for bracelet making
Skunk for story
Stick Game cut from tree branch with dowels for points
ACTIVITIESPictures for all activities in links:
Photos
Photos
SlideshowSkunk story for stick game.
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NGSS Alignment
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Earth Science
ESS1.A The universe and its stars
ESS1.B Earth and the solar system
ESS1.C The history of planet Earth
ESS2.A Earth materials and systems
ESS2.B Plate tectonics and large-scale system interactions
ESS2.C The roles of water in Earth’s surface processes
ESS2.D Weather and climate
ESS2.E Biogeology
ESS3.A Natural resources
ESS3.B Natural hazards
ESS3.C Human impacts on Earth systems
ESS3.D Global climate change
Life Science
LS1.A Structure and function
LS1.B Growth and development of organisms
LS1.C Organization for matter and energy flow in organisms
LS1.D- Information Processing
LS2.A-Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
LS2.B - Cycles of matter & Energy transfer in Ecosystems
LS2.C - Ecosystem dynamics, functioning & resilience
LS2.D Social interactions and group behavior
LS3.A-Inheritance of Traits
LS3.B - Variation of Traits
LS4.A - Evidence of common ancestry
LS4.B - Natural Selection
LS4.C Adaptation
LS4.D Biodiversity and humans
Physical Science
PS1.A Structure of matter (includes PS1.C Nuclear processes)
PS1.B Chemical reactions
PS2.A Forces and motion
PS2.B Types of interactions
PS3.A Definitions of energy
PS3.B Conservation of energy and energy transfer
PS3.C Relationship between energy and forces
PS4.A Wave properties
PS4.B Electromagnetic radiation
PS4.C Information technologies and instrumentation