Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™
Needs & Wants
NDNAEU 1 “Sacred Relatives”, NDNAEU 2 “Learning & Storytelling”
Compelling QuestionWhat are the essential needs in our lives?
Standards and PracticesND Health Standard 4 Demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance
health and avoid or reduce health risks

4.2.1 Demonstrate healthy
ways to express needs,
wants, feelings, and
emotions. 
Staging the QuestionIf you were lost in a forest, what would be important to have with you?
Supporting Question 1 Supporting Question 2 Supporting Question 3 
What is a want? What is a need?What were the traditional wants and needs of the Indigenous People of North Dakota?How have wants and needs changed throughout time?
Formative Performance TaskFormative Performance TaskFormative Performance Task
Given examples of wants and needs,
students will sort items by correct
category.
Compare your wants and needs with
the traditional wants and needs of
the Indigenous People of North
Dakota.
Create a Past/Present T chart.
Discuss differences between
traditional and contemporary wants
and needs.
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Arthur’s TV by Marc Brown:
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Chicken Sunday by Patricia Polacco:
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Max’s Dragon Shirt by Rosemary
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Nothing by Jon Agee:
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ooks&ie=UTF8&qid=1470336951&sr=
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Need and Wants sorting activity:
https://www.teacherspayteachers.co
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Pebble Books on Amazon.com:
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The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein:
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How People Learned to Fish

Iktomi’s Blanket
SUMMATIVE PERFORMANCE TASK: Supported Claim (written/spoken) or Demonstration of Process (project-based)During a class discussion, have students explain how one item can be both a need and a want.
SUMMATIVE PERFORMANCE TASK: ExtensionAfter creating a list of wants and needs, justify your answers through discussion. Have the students who are confused talk though their process to see if they understand the needs vs. the wants. 
Taking Informed Action / Real World ApplicationClass research or discuss how do we keep our essential needs accessible to us (land, air, food and water). How can they start helping these essential needs? 
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