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Worksheet
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Native American Homes

For Students 3rd - 4th
A wonderful worksheet on dwellings of Native Americans awaits your students. In this reading comprehension and American history worksheet, students answer questions about the dwellings, create pictures of them, and complete a matching...
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Lesson Plan
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I Have No Money, Would You Take Wampum

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students engage in a discussion about their experiences with goods, services, and money.  In this bartering lesson, students read The Wampum Bird story and brainstorm their personal experiences with economics.   
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Lesson Plan
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Native American Living Museum

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders complete a unit of lessons on Native Americans. They analyze Native American cultures, create a Native American artifact for a Living Museum, and develop a tour of the museum using a digital camera and a Powerpoint...
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Lesson Plan
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The Power of Maps & Native American Cultures

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders discover where and how five Native American cultures lived in North America in what is currently the United States. They examine their way of life and the regions they inhabited. Additionally, 6th graders will understand...
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Lesson Plan
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Making Treaties and Weaving Wampum

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are exposed to the cultural and artistic importance of wampum belts and the importance of the belts in American history as markers of relations between the Native Americans and European settlers.
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Interactive
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Reading/Vocabulary Development: Post Test

For Students 5th - 6th
In this reading and vocabulary worksheet, students read a passage and complete multiple choice questions on the vocabulary of that passage. Students complete 10 questions total.
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Lesson Plan
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Pontiac's War

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students interpret primary sources concerning Pontiac's Rebellion. They are able to explain the motives behind the attack on the British. Students predict possible outcomes of Pontiac's Rebllion.
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Lesson Plan
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Revolutionary War: The Battle of Oriskany

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students evaluate the decisions several New Yorkers made about which side to support during the Revolutionary War and analyze the Battle of Oriskany to determine whether the Tories or the Rebels won the battle.
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Worksheet
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Worksheet #45 - National and State Governments

For Students 8th - 9th
For this national and state government worksheet, students expand their knowledge through ten fill in the blank questions that relate to the aforementioned subject.
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Interactive
Curated OER

The Road to Revolution: 1754-1775 (5)

For Students 8th - 12th
In this online interactive history instructional activity, students respond to 19 matching questions regarding the events that led to the American Revolution. Students may check their answers immediately.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Living in America (The Earliest Years)

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders work in groups to study a particular group of Native Americans. They use a study guide to guide their research and use the internet and text resources to gather information. Students post their research on a class web page.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Thirteen Moons Language Lesson

For Teachers 1st
First graders study, discuss, and memorize the meanings in the Oneida Language of the most commonly used names for each of the Thirteen Moon cycles in their community. They draw pictures corresponding with the name of each of the moon...
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PPT
Other

Iroquois Indian Museum: Learning Longhouse: Clothing and Shelter

For Students 3rd - 8th
Provides information about Iroquois clothing and shelter. Double-click on an image to see a larger version accompanied by a description. Can also be navigated as a slideshow.
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Website
TES Global

Blendspace: Indian in the Cupboard & Iroquois Indian History

For Students 3rd - 8th
Tried and true websites and videos to enhance studying the novel, The Indian in the Cupboard. Utilize the historical video and fun facts about the Iroquois tribe as well.
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Website
Ohio History Central

Ohio History Central: The Iroquois Indians

For Students 3rd - 8th
Information about the confederacy of Native Americans known as the Iroquois. Details how they lived and their allies and enemies, both foreign and from other Native American tribes.
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Handout
University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Colonial Indian Relations

For Students 9th - 10th
By 1640 the British had solid colonies established along the New England coast and the Chesapeake Bay. In between were the Dutch and the tiny Swedish community. To the west were the original Americans, then called Indians.
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Handout
New Advent

Catholic Encyclopedia: Iroquois

For Students 9th - 10th
Toward the bottom of this page about the Iroquois Indians is a section about the wars and battles they were involved in. Please note that ?The Catholic Encyclopedia? is a historic reference source and should be viewed in the context of...
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Primary
Other

Univ. Of Oklahoma: The Iroquois Constitution

For Students 9th - 10th
You can find the complete text of the Iroquois Constitution at this site.
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Graphic
Library and Archives Canada

The "Four Indian Kings"

For Students 9th - 10th
This exhibit focuses on four Iroquois leaders who went to London to meet Queen Anne in 1710 and caused quite a stir in London society. Each of the Iroquois had their portrait done while in England. This resource is archived, and not...
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Handout
Carnegie Museum of Natural History

Carnegie Museum of Natural History: The Iroquois of the Northeast

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site provides a brief look at the history of the Iroquois. The site has information about food, handwork, survival, and modern life.
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Handout
Carnegie Museum of Natural History

Carnegie Museum: North South East West: American Indians and the Natural World

For Students 9th - 10th
Web companion site to the Alcoa Foundation Hall of American Indians exhibit at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History. It focuses on American Indians' relationships with the natural world and explores four different visions: the Tlingit...
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Handout
University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Colonial Indian Relations

For Students 9th - 10th
By 1640 the British had solid colonies established along the New England coast and the Chesapeake Bay. In between were the Dutch and the tiny Swedish community. To the west were the original Americans, the Indians.
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Handout
Son of the South

Son of the South: The American Indian

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the way of life and geographical distribution of various Indian tribes that existed at the time that Columbus reached North America.
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eBook
Other

Hawaii Online Native Lore: The Origin of the Iroquois Nations

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of Iroquois legend, "The Origin of the Iroquois Nations." Also includes brief history about the Iroquois tribes in New York.

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