Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 3

SS10.3.13

Describe prehistoric and historic American Indian cultures, governments, and economics in Alabama. (Alabama)

COS Examples

Examples: prehistoric–Paleo-Indian, Archaic, Woodland, Mississippian

historic–Choctaw, Chickasaw, Cherokee, Creek (Alabama)

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:
  • How to use a calendar.
  • How to interpret a timeline.
  • Vocabulary: primary sources, calendar, timeline, past, historical letter, artifacts

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Read a calendar.
  • Create and use a timeline.
  • Analyze a historical document.
  • Utilize maps, photographs, and other visual historic resources.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Primary sources play an important role in reconstructing the past.

Vocabulary

  • primary sources
  • calendars
  • timelines
  • reconstructing
  • past
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