Native Cultures
Rotation 1Rotation 2Rotation 3
WHEREOutsideClassroomClassroom
WHOMiddle school studentsParentTeacher
MATERIALSStudent created gallery wall
Scavenger hunt with questions based gallery walk
Whiteboard
Images to sort (with magnets)
WHATScavenger Hunt

Students work in partners to complete a scavenger hunt using student created posters

Activity:
1. Introduce gallery wall and scavenger hunt
2. Give them directions about who to work with, etc.
Ways of Life sort
Compare Inuit ways of life to our ways of life in the following categories
Food/Water
Shelter
Clothing
Transportation
medicine/communication/other
Activity:
1. Introduce activity and categories
2. Distribute picture cards and have students sort them
3. Go through categories and discuss, move things as needed
NGSS Alignment
Full, more detailed outline of standards & progressions → NGSS Progressions
May vary depending on the student generated gallery wallEarth Science
ESS3.A Natural resources
ESS3.C Human impacts on Earth systems
*This topic focuses on the social studies aspect of the region but there is also room to make connections to adaptations in the rest of the animal kingdom