Early Spanish and Iroquois Housing: Similarities and Differences

GeoHistory
GeoMath
Lesson Plan Content
Description: 
In this lesson students will compare a Spanish colonial home and a longhouse of the Iroquois. They will explore the similarities and differences between the two types of housing including materials used, size in area, and design.
Author: 
Joanne Munson
Grade Range: 
4 and 7
Duration: 
2 class periods
Lesson Materials
Teacher Instructions: 
application/pdf iconTeacher Instructions
Student Materials: 
application/pdf iconStudent Worksheets, Assessments, and Answer Keys
application/pdf iconTraditional Adobe Home
application/pdf iconUnited States map
application/pdf iconUnited States map (labeled)
Supplemental Files: 
application/pdf iconCeltic Round House (7th grade)
application/pdf iconNative American Tipi (7th grade)
Standards
Arizona Geography Concepts: 
4: Human Systems
5: Environment and Society
National Geography Standards: 
15: How physical systems affect human systems