Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™
Animal Lesson
NDNAEU 1 “Sacred Relatives”, NDNAEU 2 “Learning & Storytelling”, NDNAEU 7 “Native Identity”
Compelling QuestionWhat animals are found where I live?
Standards and Practices5-ESS3-1
Obtain and combine information about ways individual communities use
science ideas to protect the Earth’s resources and environment.

5-LS2-1
Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants,
animals, decomposers, and the environment.
Staging the QuestionWhat animals were traditionally found in North Dakota? 
Supporting Question 1 Supporting Question 2 Supporting Question 3 
Why is the buffalo important to native people in ND?Why is the eagle important to native people in ND?Why is the wolf important to native people in ND? Why do the Anishinabe look at the wolf as a brother? 
Formative Performance TaskFormative Performance TaskFormative Performance Task
Students listen to a story about the buffalo and how they were freed. Students draw pictures from memory about the buffalo being freed. Students listen to elder Dave Corchene share on Seven Sacred Laws and how they relate to the animals and environment. Have a talking circle relating to animals and values and how we are connected to both. Value – Respect-Mina dend mowin Students make an eagle from paper plates. Students write what eagle feathers mean to NA Students listen to elder Dave Corchene share on Seven Sacred Laws and how they relate to the animals and environment. Have a talking circle relating to animals and values and how we are connected to both. Value – Love-ZhagidiwinStudents listen to the story about wolves. Students make a wolf claw necklace Students listen to elder Dave Corchene share on Seven Sacred Laws and how they relate to the animals and environment. Have a talking circle relating to animals and values and how we are connected to both. Value-Humility-Dbaadendiziwin 
Featured SourcesFeatured SourcesFeatured Sources
How Many Ways You Can Use a Buffalo
https://texasbeyondhistory.net/kids/buffalo.html

Native Americans Use All of the Buffalo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aKqjrgz92w

The Seven Sacred Laws
http://www.turtlelodge.org/what-are-the-7-sacred-laws/
The Eagle and Eagle Feather Medicine
http://www.dancingtoeaglespiritsociety.org/efeather.php

Raven Tales:  Bald Eagle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2IWV24CWHk

The Seven Sacred Laws
http://www.turtlelodge.org/what-are-the-7-sacred-laws/
White Wolf:  Native Americans and Wolves
http://www.whitewolfpack.com/2011/02/native-american-wolves.html

Role of Wolves in Native American Culture
http://indians.org/articles/a-pack-of-wolves.html

The Seven Sacred Laws
http://www.turtlelodge.org/what-are-the-7-sacred-laws/
SUMMATIVE PERFORMANCE TASK: Supported Claim (written/spoken) or Demonstration of Process (project-based)Ask the questions: 
Which animal do you think was the most important to the Native Americans?
What hunting and fishing rights in North Dakota relate to tribal members?
Task:  Students make a graph showing their responses, Students write a sentence or two about the animal being important.
SUMMATIVE PERFORMANCE TASK: ExtensionStudents make a diorama featuring the 3 animals on the plains of North Dakota
Taking Informed Action / Real World ApplicationGo to:  http://gameandfish.standingrock.org/

Have students do a Tribal Game and Fish Coordination Study North Dakota Legislative Branch 
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