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People
and the Land of Denali National Park: Unit Outline
Concepts:
Migration and Community
Sub-concepts:
Need, community, common good, barter, culture, geography, survival
and risk
Generalizations:
People migrate in response to a variety of physical, social, psychological,
and economic needs. Geography influences movement. Communities form
to meet needs. Movement of people leads to the spread of ideas and
culture.
Information
Sources: Subsistence
use maps, Denali
Area Timeline, Subsistence
Page, Slim
Carlson, Abbie
Joseph, Ts'ek'its'a
Kwnja', A
Time of Hunger, Lake
Minchumina Area History, Telida
History
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Guiding
Questions
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Critical
Content (Students will know...)
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National
Standards Met
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Skill
Objectives (Students will be able to...)
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Suggested Activity
Lesson Plans
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Why did
Alaska Natives in the Denali area move about?
How does
geography affect the movement of people?
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...the
concept of meeting needs to survive.
...reasons
for migration.
...the
affects of geography on travel.
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Social
Studies
Geography
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...infer
reasons for movement.
...plot
information on a map.
...provide
reasons to support decisions.
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Activity
One:
On the Move
Students
will travel about to collect their needs in order to survive.Students
will plot seasonal camps on a map. Optional card game version.
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| What
defines a community? |
...what
differentiates a group of people from a community. |
Social
Studies
Geography
History
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...synthesize
a concept (community).
...identify
and discuss similarities and differences
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Activity
Two:
What is a Community?
Students
will brainstorm examples of communities, list attributes of
communities and develop a working definition.
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| Why did
people begin living in communities in early times? |
...the
need for cooperation to maintain the common good.
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Social
Studies
Geography
English
History
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...participate
in role-playing exercises.
...use
available information to make decisions
...compare
and contrast concepts and information.
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Activity
Three:
Coming Together
Students
will pretend to look for a home in the Denali area in the
early 1900's. Students will develop criteria for their new
homes. They will study Denali histories and compare their
criteria with actual historical criteria.
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How and
when did cultural interactions occur in the Denali area?
How did
they affect the culture?
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...about
cultural interactions from an historical perspective. |
Social
Studies
Geography
English
History
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...review
historical accounts.
...identify
pertinent information from readings (events and dates)
...integrate
information from various sources.
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Activity
Four:
Changing Times
Students
will review historical accounts from various perspectives
and create a model of a timeline for the Denali area. Students
will analyze the affects of cultural interactions.
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| What are
the similarities and differences in how Native and Euro-American
people have interacted with the land in Denali National Park
and Preserve? |
...how
different cultures interact with the land within a national
park. |
Social
Studies
Geography
English
History
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Activity |
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