Indians of Texas

Audience: 4^th Grade Students

Instructional Objective (Social Studies): Students will be able to describe how the earliest Texans survived in a changing world by changing their way of life and their means of getting food. Students will examine different Indian tribes including their dwellings, food, culture and methods of survival.

Instructional Objective (Technology): Students will acquire information from the Internet and answer predetermined questions. Students will create a power point presentation based on the research found.

Assessment: Students will present their power point presentations to the class and the class will be asked to write a paragraph describing the different Indian tribes of Texas. Students’ work will be assessed using a rubric.

Directions: Click on each Indian tribe’s name. When you get to that website click on “Articles on Tribes” and choose the Indian tribe for that link. Then answer the questions about that tribe in your spiral. The spiral will be handed in at the end of the class. At the end of your research you will use Microsoft Power Point to create your presentation.

Caddo
	Jumanos
Tonkawas
	Comanches

Questions:

1. Illustrate and describe the shelter used by each tribe.

2. How did this tribe get food to survive?

3. What type of animal did this tribe depend on to survive?

4. What craft did each tribe specialize in?

5. Which region of Texas did this tribe live in?

6. List three interesting facts about each tribe.

Jumanos

Tonkawas