A Web Quest for 4^th grade students

By Mrs. McGee

Introduction Task Process Resources Conclusion Evaluation

INTRODUCTION:  Welcome to the Lenni Lenape Webquest. During this project you will learn many different things about the Lenape way of life and create a Power Point Slide to present.

TASK: This class is going into a time machine. We will travel back to the 1600s and land in the middle of a Lenape village.  You will be taken to the sakima, the wisest person in the village, and told that in order to go back to 2009 you will need to prove that you can appreciate the Lenape culture and way of life. You will take the information you have gathered and create a Power Point slide to present to the class.

PROCESS: You will be put into groups and each group will be assigned an aspect of the Lenape way of life to research.  The groups will be as follows:

• Culture Experts:  This group will research:
• Religion
• Structure
• Roles in the village
• Survival Experts: This group will research:
• Survival skills
• Food
• Clothing
• Housing Experts:  This group will research:
• Migration schedule
• Types of housing
• History Experts:  This group will research:
• Early Lenape
• Contact with Europeans
• Modern Lenape

Each group’s task page will outline what they need to do in order to become experts in their area of the Lenape life.  After each group presents the sakima will decide if they are ready to return to 2009.

RESOURCES:

http://www.lenapelifeways.org/lenape1.htm

http://www.geocities.com/bigorrin/lenape_kids.htm

http://www.usgennet.org/usa/nj/state/Lenape.htm

EVALUATION: You will be graded using a rubric for each task that is expected of you in this WebQuest.  Rubrics will be reviewed with the class before the start of the assignment.

CONCLUSION: Congratulations! You have completed all the tasks and learning about the Lenni-Lenape Indians!