First Migrations into the Americas Visual Vocabulary

Starting a unit or lesson with the key vocabulary that students will see in their readings or presentations aids in overall comprehension and retention. In this activity, students will create a storyboard that defines and illustrates key vocabulary related to Native American Cultural Regions of North America. Students will create a spider map illustrating and defining 3-8 terms relating to the Native American cultural regions. Each cell will contain a term, its definition and an illustration that depicts the meaning. When students define and illustrate each term, they master the application of it and retain it as part of their lexicon.

First Americans Migration Vocabulary

• Culture: way of living of a group of people
• Cultural Region: areas where people develop similar ways of life or cultures often influenced by the environment of the region
• Artifact: an object, such as a tool or clothing, made by a group of humans
• Nomadic: moving from place to place often with changes in the seasons, to follow sources of food
• Migration: movement of people from one country or area of the world to a new place in another country or area
• Environment: everything that surrounds a given area
• Natural resource: something from nature that is useful to people, such as soil, water, vegetation and minerals
• Adaptation: a change or adjustment in a way of life that allows people to survive in a particular environment
• Climate: the weather in a place over time
• Geography: land and bodies of water of a place
• Agriculture: the practice of planting and raising food
• Hunter-gatherers: Obtaining food by hunting animals, fishing and collecting wild fruit, vegetables, and nuts
• Gorge: a narrow, deep valley with steep sides
• Mesa: a flat-topped hill with steep sides

Due Date:

Objective: Create a storyboard that illustrates and defines key words from the unit.

Student Instructions

1. Click "Start Assignment".
2. In the title boxes, identify the key terms you have chosen.
3. In the description boxes, write the definition of the term.
4. Create a visualization for each term using appropriate scenes, characters, and items.
5. Save and exit when you're done.

Requirements: Must have 3 terms, correct definitions, and appropriate illustrations for each that demonstrate your understanding of the words.