In this lesson, students gain an understanding of North Carolina Native Americans, their way of life and their culture by assuming the role of an archeologist and recreating an artifact that would have been used by Native populations in the pre-colonial period.

After reading their Wonders anchor text, “They Don’t Mean It!”, students will be asked to collaborate using a Nearpod on Chinese Cultures. During the Nearpod students will further investigate the Chinese culture and celebrations. Afterwards students will use  knowledge learned from the anchor text and the nearpod and Makey Makeys to create  interactive poster board characters from the story. The characters they create will share important information about their beliefs, foods, and any other important cultural features that students feel are necessary to share out based on the characters they read about. The poster will be enhanced by Makey Makey coding and audio recordings.  Students will complete a gallery walk to learn more about the characters by the other groups.

This curriculum focuses on eight quilters, their communities, and their individual quilt stories.

Students and teachers can review ths resource to learn about the life of Native Americans who were in the Chesapeake Region of the United States.

In this interactive game, students explore the changes in America transportation over time as they match a variety of vehicles with their destinations and time periods. This interactive is included in the online exhibition entitled America on the Move, which focuses on transportation in US history.