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How did the early people of California change their ways of life as their environment changed?How did the Indians of the northern Coastal Region depend on the natural resources around them?How did the Indians of the Southern Coastal Region of California use both land and sea resources?How did the Indians of the Central Valley and Mountain Regions depend on the natural resources around them?How did the California Indians in the desert region adapt to or modify their dry environment?

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Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5Topic: First CaliforniansObjective/LO: Students will be able to describe the cultural life of the California Indians by identifying the environmental factors that affected them.Activity: Read Chapter and legendAssessment: complete critical thinking question at end of chapter

Topic: Northern Coastal RegionObjective/LO: Students will be able to describe the natural resources the California Indians used to survive.Activity: Read Chapter, hunting story, and legendAssessment: Students write a paragraph identifying resources the California Indians used and what they used them for.

Topic: Northern Coastal Region VillagesObjective/LO: Students will be able to describe the social, political, cultural, and economic life and interactions of the California Indians by explaining the importance of trading to the Indians. Activity: draw a house of the northern coastal tribes identifying the tribe and materials used.Assessment: Drawing and labeling of village with natural resources

Topic: LegendsObjective/LO: Students will be able to describe the social and cultural life of the California Indians by describing the importance of legends among the California Indians. Activity: Read chapter and legendAssessment: Students write a rough draft of a legend.

Topic: Southern Coastal Region and TradingObjective/LO: Students will be able to describe the economic life and interactions of the California Indians by describing the importance of trading.Activity: Indian Traders (children are in tribes and barter with each other)Assessment: complete critical thinking questions

Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 Day 10Topic: Central Valley and MountainsObjective/LO: Students will be able to describe the cultural and economic life of the California Indians by describing the natural resources the California Indians used to surviveActivity: read chapter and legendAssessment: Students write a paragraph describing how life on the coast differed from life in the mountains.

Topic: Central Valley and MountainsObjective/LO: Students will be able to describe the cultural and economic life of the California Indians by describing the natural resources the California Indians used to survive.Activity: basket weaving Assessment: complete critical thinking questions at end of chapter

Topic: Desert RegionObjective/LO: Students will be able to describe the cultural life of the California Indians by identifying the environmental factors that affected them.Activity: read chapter and legendAssessment: Students write a paragraph describing how the California Indians in the desert region adapted to or modified their dry environment.

Topic: ReviewObjective/LO: Students will be able to describe the social, political, cultural, and economic life and interactions of the California Indians.Activity: Jeopardy review of California Indians. Assessment: Final draft of legends.

Topic: ReviewObjective/LO: Students will be able to describe the social, political, cultural, and economic life and interactions of the California Indians.Activity: class presentation of legends.Assessment: Exam