1. Warm Up
1.How do you believe culture is impacted by geography? 2. How were the Northerners lifestyle shaped by the climate and geography they lived in?

2. Quote of the day!!
“Words are singularly the most powerful force available to humanity. We can choose to use this force constructively with words of encouragement, or destructively using words of despair. Words have energy and power with the ability to help, to heal, to hinder, to hurt, to harm, to humiliate and to humble”
Who can interpret the meaning of this quote?
Why might this person have said this quote?
How might you apply this quote to your own life?

3. Objective
SWBAT identify the culture and lifestyles of the Plains people. Daily Vocab Nomadic Tepee

4. Plains people video clip
You will be shown a short video on the Great Plains as an introduction to this lesson. Please record: Two facts One opinions One question

5. Who can recall what the term nomadic means
Who can recall what the term nomadic means? (Turn and talk) The Great Plains people were nomadic. (The Crow, The Comanche, and The Lakota)

6. Their villages were temporary, lasting only for a growing season or two. What kinds of crops do you think these people relied on? (Turn and talk) The women planted maize, squash, and beans. The men hunted antelope, deer, and buffalo.

7. Plains People
What is this?

8. Plains People
Tepees were used as housing because it was easy to transport. Why would they want a home that they could easily transport? (Turn and talk)

9. Plains People
When the people moved from place to place, they dragged their homes- cone shaped skin tents called tepees behind them.

10. Plains People
Buffalo Buffalo were used to fulfill basic need. What are some ways buffalo could fulfill these needs? (Turn and talk) 1. Skin was used for clothing and shelter 2. Bones were used for tools and weapons 3. Meat was used for food

11. Guided Practice
Take out your graphic organizer Together as a class we will review the information.

12. Independent Practice
Take 5 minutes and reflect on the following question in a 5-7 sentence paragraph: Why were Buffalo such an important part of the Plains peoples lives? State at least two details to support your answer.

13. Group Work
Each group will be assigned a specific topic (habitat, food, clothing, or geography). Recall the information you learned today about the plains people, and yesterday about the Northern people. Compare and contrast via Venn Diagram the lifestyle of the Northerners, and the Plains people. After completion of the diagram, explain why location is important to each groups lives.

14. Closure
Lets have the groups present their findings to the class.

15. Homework What did the Great Plains people use for habitats?
Why did they want a habitat that was easy to transport?
Why were buffalo an important resource for the Plains people?