Pictographs and Petroglyphs

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ Pictographs and Petroglyphs NDNAEU 1 “Sacred Relatives”, NDNAEU 2 “Learning & Storytelling”, NDNAEU 7 “Native Identity” Compelling Question How do different cultures around the world  leave messages behind for others to figure out? Standards and Practices G.K_2.2 Describe how the physical environment affects people and how people affect the physical environment G.6_12.2 Analyze the movement of people, goods, ideas, technology, etc. throughout the world. G.6_12.3.1 Describe the differences and similarities among cultures around the world. Staging the Question How did Native Americans represent their History through Pictographs and Petroglyphs? Supporting Question 1 Supporting Question 2 Supporting Question 3 What is a pictograph and a petroglyph? What kind of messages did people leave behind for others to see? How do people communicate messages to others today? Formative Performance Task Formative Performance Task Formative Performance Task Research what a pictograph and a petroglyph are.  What are the differences? Have students research Native American symbols and where they have been found. How are pictographs used by other cultures? Research project:   Describe ways people have communicated in the past and present. (stone tablets, telegrams, smoke signals, morris code, email, etc.) Students will read the Wikipedia link below as a driving question to their research projects on the History of Communication. Featured Sources Featured Sources Featured Sources Native American Petroglyphs and Pictographs: Drawings and Meanings https://study.com/academy/lesson/native-american-petroglyphs-pictographs-drawings-meanings.html Native American Symbols, Pictographs and Petroglyphs https://www.legendsofamerica.com/na-symbols/2/ Pictographs and Petroglyph Images https://www.google.com/search?q=pictographs+and+petroglyphs&rlz=1C1GCEU_enUS906US906&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwihgYWGnN_qAhWWKs0KHcQPCcsQ_AUoAnoECA0QBA&biw=1280&bih=578&dpr=1.5 Students will use the internet, library, and history textbook. History of Communication https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_communication SUMMATIVE PERFORMANCE TASK: Supported Claim (written/spoken) or Demonstration of Process (project-based) Instruct students to create their own story by using Native American symbols. Have students interpret each other’s stories or messages. Archaeologists may have different interpretations. SUMMATIVE PERFORMANCE TASK: Extension Compare the Native American Pictographs and Petroglyph to other ancient cultures of the world and how they used symbols to represent their past.  (Egypt, Africa, Europe, etc) Taking Informed Action / Real World Application Museum field trip Have an Archaeologist come and present to the class and describe how they study pictographs and petroglyphs.