After watching and discussing a video on the Voyage of Cabrillo, individuals craft their own origin story and design and build an artifact they feel best represents their history.

Concepts

artifacts, california history, biography writing, native americans, native american culture, native american history, native american tribes, north american native americans

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Be prepared to model an artifact that is key to your own origin story

Classroom Considerations

• Assumes class members have viewed the video, the first resource in the series of lessons
• The viewing guide is designed for fourth through sixth graders but appropriate for any age viewers

Pros

• The 3-page packet includes discussion questions and suggestions for the artifact project

Cons

• Neither a rubric nor specific directions are included for the project
• The link to the San Diego Maritime Museum's San Salvador does not work; however, the site can be accessed on the Internet

Common Core

SL.4.2 SL.4.3 SL.5.2 SL.5.3 SL.6.2 SL.6.3