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Here are the teacher pack items for American Colonists and the Environment:
Overview In this experience, students brainstorm what are natural resources that they use every day. Then they examine how the American colonists adapted to and modified their environment. Next they explain the Columbian Exchange. Finally, they create a poster about the Columbian Exchange. Estimated duration: 30-120 minutes, depending on how much time you want to give students to prepare their posters Vocabulary words: Objectives
All living things depend on other living things and on things in nature, such as water, soil, and plants. Together, these things make up the environment. Indigenous peoples used and cared for the land and its resources in many different ways. Many found ways to use resources while also protecting them for the future. This is called a sustainable lifestyle. This way of life was changed by European colonization.
In this experience, you will learn how European colonists used and changed the environment during the colonial period.
Objectives
Colonial Log House in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
What is a natural resource that people use in their everyday lives? To list two or more resources, separate them with commas, like this: butter, jam
If student answers do not cover the following major natural resources, add them to the discussion: Work with the class to define natural resource. It is a resource that exists without any human interaction. The term is often used to refer to resources in nature that humans can use for economic gain.
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