Native American Reseach Links

• These are some sites that will be helpful.
• Don't forget to write down the sites that you use.
• How do you cut and paste information that is important and save for later?
• Hi-lite the words you want on the keyboard hold (ctrl c ) then go to where you want to put it in your Word document and hold (ctrl p) all else fails right click and hit the words or go to Edit on the top of the Word program.
• Remember when we rewrite we do not plagiarize .
• Stay on TASK.....do NOT go to sites that are not on this list while at school.

Native American History
http://www.nativeamericans.com/
Scroll to the bottom for helpful links! Make sure you aren’t going to another search engine

http://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/History/tm/native.html

http://www.ability.org.uk/native_american_history.html

http://www.historynet.com/culture/native_american_history

http://www.americanindiantribe.com/greene/ait_FAQ.htm

http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/immig/native_american.html

http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/nmai/start.htm

http://www.historycentral.com/

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/

History of Cherokee
http://cherokeehistory.com/

http://www.smokymtnmall.com/mall/cindians.html


Religion
http://www.religioustolerance.org/nataspir.htm

http://religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu/nrms/naspirit.html

http://www.native-languages.org/religion.htm

http://religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu/nrms/naspirit_old.html

Languages
http://www.native-languages.org/

http://www.bartleby.com/65/na/NatvAmlang.html

WIISINIWAN -- Food Recipes
http://www.kstrom.net/isk/food/recipes.html

Food and more
http://www.indians.org/articles/native-american-food.html


Fighting Styles/ Weapons
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_American_fighting_styles

http://www.cclranchdecor.com/SouthwestSection.html

http://www.snowwowl.com/naarttomahawk.html

http://www.ancient-weapons.com/

http://hands-around-the-world.com/native-american-indian-weapons.html

Hunting

http://www.indians.org/articles/bear-hunting.html

http://ncseonline.org/NAE/hunting.html

Music
http://parlorsongs.com/insearch/amerindian/amerindian0.asp

Library of Congress
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/browse/ListSome.php?category=Native%20American%20History

Weapons (if you click on the bolded words it will tell you what they are made of)
http://nativeway.safewebshop.com/finished_weaponry.html

French and Indian War

http://www.philaprintshop.com/frchintx.html

http://web.syr.edu/~laroux/

http://www.historycentral.com/Revolt/French.html

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/frenchandindianwar1.htm

******Online Encyclopedia*********
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

http://www.bartleby.com/65/

Water Cycle Project

5th Grade Water Cycle Creation
1/11/07 +1 week

□ Title
□ Create a Water Cycle that is 2-D or 3-D (pop up using paper or objects: NOT a drawing on paper)
o Careful
o Colorful
o Detailed

□ Label each step in the Cycle *look at notes, poster on the wall, chart in the back of the book
o Correct (4 labels 1point extra credit of runoff and ground water)
o Defined by the stages of matter example: Condensation: Gas>Liquid

□ Neatness
o Writing/ Type
o Project

□ Creative *you can come up with any way to represent the water cycle

□ Completed on time (due Thursday, January 18, 2007)

Family Tree Project

5th Grade Family Tree Project

What does your family look like?

Start Date November 14, 2006 +2 weeks = assignment due November 28, 2006

Create your family tree. (doesn’t have to look like a tree)

Must Have:
Start with your name at the bottom, top, or one side.
Have a key example : female pink writing, male blue writing
Title to your project
Names of people (try to get first and last names)
Creative Presentation (how are you going to show all your information)


Optional:
Write down details about the person
Where they are from/ lived
Date of birth- death
Pictures

What can I make it on?
Poster board
Computers (PowerPoint, word programs)
Large paper
Card board
Mobile hanging downward
Construction paper
Other

Other information:
Will be looking at organization of information and neatness, as well as how much was completed using the source available to you like your family members.

This project is wroth 50points towards your reading grade.

There will be some class time spent on this project, but very little.

This project is about looking at your history and communication within your family. Use all the resources available to you.

If you need material to create your project please talk to Ms. Gray