Native Americans - Land Bridge and the First Settlers of the Americas

Native Americans - Land Bridge
Aim: How did humans get to the Americas?
FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM

Included in this resource:
• Title page
• Do Now/Motivation student-centered map-skills questions
• The Land Bridge reading passage with scaffolding questions
• The Land Bridge graphic organizer
• Application/Closing/Higher Order Thinking Questions

Students will research how the first humans reached the Americas by the Land Bridge Theory and use their research and analysis of the document to answer scaffolding questions and complete the graphic organizer

Adheres to Social Studies Common Core Standards - research, application, literacy, vocabulary; writing/discussion based on argument
Differentiation: graphic organizer; cooperative (students may work in groups/teams/partner to complete reading questions and graphic organizer)

★★ NOTE: This can be a one or two day lesson depending on the length of time students need for their work - day one can be cooperative, day two can be whole-group discussion -->your discretion !)

★★ Looking for the pen and paper, hard-copy version of this resource? Find it here!
Land Bridge Settlers ASSL ••

Digital Papers by Christi Fultz
KG Fonts and Kevin/Amanda fonts
Clip Art by KERRI'S ART CORNER

© 2012 A Social Studies Life
For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.