Comparing Native American Tribes of Florida

During their last rotation, third graders spent time researching Native American tribes as a culminating project for their social studies unit on Florida. Students individually researched one of five tribes - Apalachee, Calusa, Timucua, Tequesta, and Tocobaga - utilizing links provided through my Symbaloo page. The first two days focused on how to read for information from a website and how to take notes. The following questions helped guide their research:

• In what part of Florida did your tribe live?
• When did your tribe arrive in Florida?
• What kind of houses did your tribe build?
• What language did your tribe speak?
• What did your tribe do for food?
• Was your tribe peaceful?
• What tools and weapons were used by your tribe? 
• What was the father's role? Mother's role.
• What was used for clothing?
• What are some important customs of your tribe?
• Where is your tribe today?

On their last visit, students were partnered with a class member who had researched a different tribe. Using a Venn Diagram template through Inspiration, they added text boxes and images to compare and contrast the two tribes. Here is an example of a finished project: