• This unit will take approximately four weeks to complete. Much of the research and communications between students will be done on their own time. It is advisable to schedule time every week for them to meet during class time to review, discuss, and plan.
• Students from Language Arts classes will be working on this WebQuest. They will select members of their team from among their classmates. It will be their responsibility to select the role they want to assume.
• Students must have prior knowledge of the Internet.
• Students should have had prior experience in their social studies classes with identification of landforms and environments, and people's adaptations to their surroundings to live.
• Students should have prior knowledge of MLA format.

Extended Activities
Invite a curator from a local museum to present information to the class onl Native American tribes from your area.

Have students develop a whole new tribe using the same characteristics that they have researched for their tribe. Design a new name, clothing, housing, transportation, art, tools, utensils, etc. using the natural resources available in the designated area.

Students can develop a PowerPoint presentation on all aspects of the Native American tribe that was researched to be placed on the school's web site.

Students could write and perform a skit, including accurate scenery and costumes, representing their tribe.

Research Native American tales. Create a booklet of stories that were shared among the people of the tribe. After recording the tale, write a brief description of how their habitat (natural resources) are reflected in their tales. Now compose an original poem, short story, or folktale reflecting nature to add to the booklet.