Land Bridge Theory Fourth Grade Calhoun Academy of the Arts

Quick Write Think about it and then answer these questions in as much detail as possible: – Would you take a risk to explore for a new world? – What are the risks of exploring a new world? What are the benefits? – Would the rewards of exploration outweigh the risks?

Let’s Get Started Land Bridge (to the tune of Whistle by Flo Rida) Let’s cross the land bridge baby land bridge baby come on lets go I can show how to get there just listen close You just step into the past and you walk real slow Let’s cross the land bridge baby land bridge baby….. HERE WE GO!

The Ice Age The Ice Age was a period of time where part of the earth’s water was frozen. The freezing temperatures formed glaciers, which “locked up” much of the oceans water This frozen water caused the level of the oceans to drop When the water levels dropped, the land that was under water became exposed (Visible) This created a land bridge that connected Asia to North America

The Land Bridge Theory hunter-gatherers, followed herds of animals crossing the land bridge from Asia into North America and some regions of South America.

Migration Map

USV Migration to the Americas

Causes and Effects for Native American Migration Migrate means to move Many hunter-gatherer groups moved to the Americas as they followed herds of animals such as the mammoth and caribou Hunters followed these animals on foot Because they moved to a new land they had to adapt, or change, their ways of living to meet a new environment

Create a multi-flow on the causes and effects of early migration

Illustrate It Take a minute to close your eyes and really imagine what the Native Americans looked like as they were crossing this land bridge Below your migration map illustrate what you envision this journey to look like