Native Americans and Native plants in the 1700's

Activity is a visit to a native plant culture in the wetland ecosystem of Rose Bay. Visit the Native Americans and the plants that were there before the Europeans transported other plants into the area that surrounds Rose Bay area. Then learn the facts of the plant's of the 1700"s and the environment they lived in. This activity will take you through the environemtn of the native plants of the area that the Native American or Timucuans subsited on. Talking about the differences that go with the plant culture when other animals and plants are transported in.

The objective of this activity is to give students insight into the Native plant culture from the realistic viewpoint of the Timucuans and Europeans. AStudents will learn how Timucuans lived and worked with the nature. As an integral part of a thematic unit.

Science
Us History
World History

Students will need to know the following vocabulary: Timucuans, culture, Kunti, Koontie, Coontie, berries, nuts, fruit, sea grasses, cacti, palmetto tree willow tree, Yaupon Holly, Cabbage Palm, Poison Ivy, Spanish moss, beauty Berry, Wax Myrtle, slash pine, laurel oak, southern magnolia, Ink berry, galberry, dandelion, gun plant, jelap, jinson weed, mandrake, prickly ash yellow root, dogwood, elder, cat-tail, red cedar, white oak, moon wart, white oak, red alder, ginseng, spignet.

Teacher will have to explain, model, research and then generalize with the student. Many students should be able to research this now on their own, the teacher should facilitate the learnin.

Materials needed
story for telling about these items
food preparation ideas
plant list
herb list
coloring pages or drawing exercise
plant name guide
Plant Society in the area.

Teach
Guided practice - how to tell the differences in the plants that you are using and why would you be using them.
Independent Practice- play the name game of which leaf is what plant. Put together a package of the leaf, picture and name card for each plant. Do crossward puzzles with the names of the plants you are viewing, learn the stories behind these plants.

Assessement can be done through tests and quizzes, notebook, portfolio's, games and demostrations.

Look up the floridaplants.com and fs.fed.us on the internet

Hands on experiences of daily activities try crosswrods, memory games, storytelling, picture drawing of plants, reading, computer searchs.

Computer and internet access
Encyclopedia online or offline or in media center