FORMAT 1 Lesson Topic: Tipis and Igloos Group: Grade 3 Science Building and Testing Date: March 18,

, 2014 Time: 3- 1 hr lessons

Aims/Objectives: 1. Using a variety of materials and techniques, design, construct, and test structures that are intended to: serve as models of particular living things, obects, or buildings 4. Understand and use a variety of methods to join and fasten materials 5. Identify the intended purpose and use of structures to be built, and explain how knowing the intended purpose and use helps guide decisions regarding materials and design 6. Understand that simple designs are often as effective as more complex ones 7. Recognize the importance of good workmanship, and demonstrate growth towards good workmanship. Students will: Create a model of a tipi by using similar materials and techniques Use string in order to fasten wooden poles together to make a tipi Identify the purpose of the structure: it is to provide shelter, and it is also to be packed up and moved around quickly and easily Describe the simplicity and effectiveness of the tipi design Create an accurate model of a tipi by demonstrating good workmanship Explaine why good workmanship was so essential to constructing their tipi Procedure 1. Distribute venn diagrams to the class. Have them label one side Tipi and one side Igloo 2. Play How its made teepees (youtube). Have students fill in as much information on their venn diagram as they possibly can. As a whole class, come up with some information, and write it on the white board for them to include. 3. Repeat the process with How to Make a Perfect Igloo Ray Mears World of Survival and How to Build an Igloo (youtube) 4. Write the question: Is good workmanship important on the white board. Discuss the meaning of the term and tell students they will answer that question by the end of the lesson. Ask students if they believe building a tipi requires good workmanship. 5. Give instructions for building a tipi: Poke 12 holes into the ground in a circular pattern (have ground with circle and dots pre-drawn). Tie three poles together with string. Its very important that it is tied tightly. Insert those three poles into holes in the circle, to create a tri-pod. 6. Start laying the rest of the poles on. After each set of 3 poles, wrap the string around once to pull it tight. After all 12 poles are laid on, tie the string in a knot around all of them. 7. Glue each pole to the ground using white glue 8. Decorate the tipi cover with symbols or designs that are meaningful to you. (If you wish to integrate social studies, look up important blackfoot designs and symbols and have them displayed on the smartboard for students to copy.)

9. Have them put their tipi cover around the tipi, and fasten it with toothpicks (like pegs) 10. Exit slip: Was good workmanship important? Explain your answer Resources/Materials 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hmle2cGRrkE 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Fv-YZ2JY2Q 3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aSL9La5ivo 4. venn diagram 5. tipi pattern and decorations 6. bbq skewers 7. construction paper (ground): marked with circle and 12 dots to serve as pattern to attach poles 8. sharpie 9. Scissors 10. String 11. White glue Evaluation - Formative: Can students explain the meaning of good workmanship? Can they demonstrate good workmanship when creating their tipi? Can they evaluate whether or not they demonstrated good workmanship when constructing their tipi?