WebQuest
THE REAL HISTORY OF THE WAMPANOAG INDIANS
Process
First, you will be divided into teams of 4 to begin your research on the
Wampanoags. While in your group, you will learn all the information you need to
create your brochure and convince the mayor that the Wampanoags deserve the big
exhibit at the new museum.
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WAMPANOAG
INDIANS |
WHO ARE THEY? |
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WHERE DID THEY LIVE? |
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WHAT DID THEY EAT? |
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WHAT DID THEY WEAR? |
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WHAT DID THEY LIKE TO DO? | |
WHAT WAS THE FIRST THANKSGIVING LIKE? |
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WHAT DID THEY LIVE IN? |
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WHEN DID THEY LIVE? |
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WHY ARE THEY IMPORTANT IN HISTORY? |
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The Wampanoag Indians are a group of Native Americans who were among the
first people to live in the United States. In fact, they lived in New England
(a group of states in the North East part of the U.S.) before the Pilgrims or
any other explorer arrived. This page tells more about the Wampanoags:
http://plimoth.org/kids/homeworkHelp/wampanoag.php
A great place to learn all about the Wampanoags and the Pilgrims is this
great site:
http://plimoth.org/education/olc/intro.html
Once you are in that website, you can read all about the everyday life
of a Wampanoag:
http://plimoth.org/education/olc/wampanoag.html
Can you believe how different the everyday life of a Wampanoag is? Want
to learn more? Here is some information on what the Wampanoags eat:
http://plimoth.org/kids/homeworkHelp/dinner.php
http://plimoth.org/kids/homeworkHelp/growing.php
And on their clothing:
http://plimoth.org/kids/homeworkHelp/clothing.php
The Wampanoag Indians lived in what we now call Massachusetts, a state that
is in the Northeast of the United States. Have you ever wondered what
Massachusetts looked like to the Indians? Here is a great map that shows what
it looked like then to the Wampanoags:
http://plimoth.org/education/teachers/nanemap.pdf
http://plimoth.org/kids/homeworkHelp/building.php
The Wampanoags were here long before the Mayflower arrived in America.
What was their life like before 1620, the year the Mayflower arrived:
What was it like when the Wampanoags met the English explorers who came
to America? When did these two groups of people first meet? Here is a timeline that
tells you all about how these two groups met, when they met, and what both the Wampanoags
and the English must have been thinking at the time:
http://plimoth.org/education/olc/Point_of_View.pdf
Here is another timeline that describes the many meetings of the
Wampanoags and the Pilgrims:
http://plimoth.org/education/olc/path.html
Of all the meetings between the Wampanoags and the English, the most famous
meeting is the one that people call Thanksgiving. Although many people think
they know what Thanksgiving was like, much of what you have heard is a myth (a
myth is an imaginary or made up story about something or someone). Here is page
that describes some of these myths:
http://www.history.com/content/thanksgiving/mayflower-myths
Here is more about the actual first Thanksgiving:
http://plimoth.org/kids/homeworkHelp/building.php
If you scroll down to the middle of this page, you can find out who was
at the first Thanksgiving:
http://www.pilgrimhall.org/1stthnks.htm
Ever wonder what they really ate that day? Find out here:
http://www.history.com/content/thanksgiving/the-first-thanksgiving
The history of the Wampanoags does not end there. The Wampanoags are
still alive and living all over the United States. Read about some of the
Wampanoags of today:
http://www.bostonkids.org/educators/wampanoag/html/w-now.htm
Do you think the Wampanoags deserve a big exhibit at the new museum? Why
should the mayor pick the Wampanoags for this honor? If the mayor does pick the
Wampanoags, can you imagine what the exhibit would look like? Here is an
example of what people might find at a Wampanoag exhibit:
http://plimoth.org/education/olc/activity.pdf
Once you have finished your research, you can begin to work on your brochure. Be sure to include lots of pictures, maps, and graphics and make sure you use your best handwriting! Be as creative as you want with your brochure - all of the supplies you need are in the classroom and you will have plenty of class time to work on this project.
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Description: WAMPANOAG RESEARCH CHART - Use this chart to organize all the information you find out about the Wampanoags
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