Objective
Activity
Assessment
Students will be able to explain methods used by frontier women to survive using only the environment surrounding them.
Students will research commonly used plants and their common uses.
Completion of the “Plants on the Frontier’ Worksheet
Students will be able to identify several Kentucky women on the frontier and their contributions to history.
Students will be read stories about famous (and infamous) Kentucky frontierswomen and will discuss their accomplishments.
Completion of “Who Am I?” Worksheet
Students will be able to compare activities of frontier women to current activities.
Students will watch video clips and discuss how these activities differ for the frontier women vs. current activities.
Completion of “Life on the Frontier vs. Life Today” Worksheet
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