intro

-Hometown: Makoti, ND (western part of state)

-Population: 100

-High School graduating class: 7

-1 mile away from Three Affiliated Tribes Indian Reservation

-Favorite part of ND: Summer

-Least favorite part of ND: Winter (-60 brrrr)

BACKGROUND

-Lewis & Clark the famous expeditionist spent 214 days in North Dakota on 2 seperate visits

-They ate pork, and dried soup and used flour for other food.

-They also brought a dog along by the name of Seaman

TRIBES

-The Arikara Tribe

-The Assiniboine Tribe (Nakoda)

-The Chippewa Tribe

-The Hidatsa Tribe

-The Lakota and Dakota Sioux Tribes

-The Mandan Tribe

government

-Capital: Bismarck ND

-House representatives: 1

-Senate representatives: At least 2

Geology, Geography, Climate

Geology

-Thick sequences of oil around the state

-Coal bearing sedimentary rock

Geography

-East: Red River Valley

-West: Missouri Plateau

-SW: Great Plains aka Badlands

Climate

-Far enough North for -60 degrees in winter

-Far enough South to experience 121 degrees in summer

personal plan

-For a lesson on North Dakota I will have the students draw & color something about North Dakota and they will explain what it is. They will have to include something that represents North Dakota.

-They can draw a lake, the State Flag, The badlands or whatever they want. They can be creative.

Standards

4.2.1 Identify the symbols (i.e., bird, flower, flag, tree) that represent North Dakota 

4.2.11 Describe the effects of changes in industry, agriculture, and technology in North Dakota (e.g., energy production, transportation, farming methods) 

RESOURCES

-https://www.ndtourism.com/articles/north-dakota-american-indian-heritage

-https://www.ndtourism.com/articles/fun-facts-about-lewis-and-clark-expedition-and-its-time-north-dakota

-https://www.nd.gov/dpi/SchoolStaff/Standards/