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Students will learn how Homo Sapiens came to inhabit the continent of North America, they will describe the route that humans walked through and an explanation how they walked across the Bering Strait. Then students will be asked to define the word Indigenous and give examples of indigenous people. Students will then investigate the different cultures of the Native American’s and how they had individual cultures and ways of living. Finally, this knowledge will culminate in students describing the differences and similarities in culture of the Native American Tribes.

Starter: Gluing in Knowledge Organisers for the topic and their learning journey to track progress through the half term.
Task 1: Teacher assessment of whole class knowledge - Students to write down how they think Homo Sapiens got to North America.
Task 2: Teacher to watch video with students and describe the Bering Strait and how humans crossed it during an Ice Age.
Task 3: Students to describe the route that Homo Sapiens took to get the North America, giving dates and locations.
Task 4: The teacher is going to split the tables up into three different Native American Region. Students will have to fill out the table on their worksheet with the relevant information for each area. Then students are to swap information to gain knowledge on other tribes.
Task 5: Main Task: Describe the differences and similarities in culture of the Native American Tribes.
Task 6: Exit Ticket - A quick recap of key geographical information that students will have covered up to this point.

Lesson contains one PowerPoint and one worksheet, a learning journey and a knowledge organiser.