Unit 3

BUFFALO IN SOUTH DAKOTA TEACHER'S GUIDE

Standards Used:

Lesson 1: Buffalo in South Dakota and Natural History

          4.L.2.1  Behavioral or structural adaptations to survive in an environment       

Lesson 2: American Indians and the Buffalo

          4.US.1.1  Historic tribes

          4.US.1.2  Native American environmental and cultural issues

Lesson 3: Preserving the Buffalo

          4.US.2.3  James (“Scotty”) Philip

Lesson 4: The Buffalo Today

          4.E.1.1  Buffalo for tourism and economic resource     

          4.G.1.2  Map locates cities and features with “Buffalo” or “Bison” in their names

Time:

Four class periods, thirty minutes each

Lesson 1: Buffalo in South Dakota and Natural History

Lesson 2: American Indians and the Buffalo

Lesson 3: Preservation of the Buffalo

Lesson 4: The Buffalo Today

Background Information:

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Teacher's Reading List

Student's Reading List

Videos

Reading Level measured by the Flesch-Kincaid scale: 4.5

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