The Plains Indians: Art/Culture

This WebQuest is going to be going over the Plains Indian's art and culture.

You will navigate your way through this WebQuest and will learn about the different things the Plains Indians created for art and what their culture was about.

Are you ready to learn about the art and culture of the Plains Indians? I sure am!

Task: Your job is to research the various aspects of the art and culture of the Plains Indians.

You will go through the websites answering questions provided on the next page. The goal is for you to gain a deeper understanding of what the Plains Indians thought was art and what their culture was.

At the end of the classtime, we will share out our important information that we learned.

Here is your jobs:

Please open these following websites in different tabs.

• http://tribaldirectory.com/information/plains-indians.html
• http://www.warpaths2peacepipes.com/native-american-indians/great-plains…
• http://nativeamericans.mrdonn.org/plains.html
• http://www.native-languages.org/plains-culture.htm
• http://firstpeoplesofcanada.com/fp_groups/fp_plains5.html

On another laptop pull up this WebQuest so you can look at the questions below.

Here are the questions that you need to answer. Be ready to share your information out with the whole class.

1. T/F Most of the art that was made by the Plains Indians had a purpose. They did not create art that was for visual purposes only.

2. What was art used to decorate?

3. What was quillwork?

4. Quills were gathered from where?

5. The Plains Indians lives focused around what animal?

6. What four major things dictated the way of life for the Plains Indians?

7. What major introduction changed the culture of the Plains Indians?

After you have found the answers to those questions, I woudl like for you to reflect and answer these final questions.

1. Do you think that the lives of the Plains Indians would be different if they lived in Florida? Provide at least three things to back your descision.

2. Did the graphical region that the Plains Indians were living in affect their culture and the types of art that they created? Provide support to your descision.

Items to be Graded:

How well you worked with your group                       1 to 5 points

How well you did your research                                1 to 5 points

The correct answer to questions in the 1st half          1 to 5 points

How detailed your answers to the 2nd half                5 to 10 points

Total Points Possible                                               25 points total

Now you are done doing your WebQuest over the Arts and Cultures of the Plains Indians.

You have done a wonderful job. I hope that you have learned a lot of information about the Plains Indians. Be ready to share your answers to the whole class so they can be as knowledgeable as you are.

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