Our class was assigned a Native American project. This project required us to work with partners and experience collaboration. Our task was to research a Native American tribe, answer specific questions about them, and present our information in a slides presentation. Our instructor selected the tribes and assigned one to each pair of students.
My partner and I split up the work evenly among us. She researched half of the questions while I researched the other half of the questions. We were each responsible to complete the slide for the questions we researched. In addition, each of us presented the slides we created.
I think this project was to give us an example of group work. We were able to work well together. We successfully completed our roles within our group, and completed the assignment to match the given task.
As an assignment, I feel this was a basic research assignment that is required in social studies classrooms daily. Most social studies teacher assign their class research projects. I think as a social studies instructor, it is important to think outside the box when it comes to assignments. Students get more out of exploration and engaging projects than they do in research. As a student myself, I can tell you first hand, we don't pay any attention to the topic we are researching. The information we gather is in our minds temporarily. We collect, and review it to get through our presentation, and then it's gone. Where as hands on minds on assignments allow us to be engaged, create interest, and connections to the world around us.
For our project, my partner and I, researched the Dine tribe. Right away we noticed a lack of information specifically on the tribe. We were unsure as to why we were assigned the Dine tribe when we came to realize they are referred to as the well known, Navajo. We researched their history, geography, culture, living, and historical figures. Overall, I am happy with how our power point and presentation came out.
Dine Slides Presentation
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