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PROCESS  

Your research will be guided by The Big6 Skills Information Problem Solving  Approach.

1.      Select one of the following indigenous people:

        Inuit               Bedouin         Yanomani         Maasai  

Big6 #2 Information Seeking Strategies
Determine the best resources to find the information you need.

Big6 #3 Location & Access of Information
Locate the resources and access the information within them.

Big6 #4 Use of Information
How will I record the information that I find? Research Notes

2.  Using a keyword search, access information in The World Book Encyclopedia or other online encyclopedia to locate background information on your indigenous people. Use your Research Notes to record the information.

3.    Using a keyword search, access information in Primary Search in Searchasaurus (magazine article database) to collect current information on your indigenous people. Use your  Research Notes to record the information.

4.   Access information on the Web Sites listed below to gather information on your indigenous people. Use your Research Notes to record the information.

Inuit
Canadian Arctic Profiles: Indigenous Culture – Read for information and record. Click on highlighted words on web site to find pictures.
Inuit - excellent site for information and pictures

Yanomani
        American Peoples of the Rainforest -  Scroll down to the heading "AMERICAN FOREST PEOPLES TODAY",
read for information and take notes.
  
       Click for pictures of the Yanomani.

Bedouin
      What is a Bedouin? - Read for information and take notes.
       The Bedouin Way - More information about the Bedouin culture.
       The Bedouins: A Photograhic Exhibit - View pictures of Bedouins

Maasai
      The destiny of Maasai - Read for information about the Maasai
       and click on Photo Album to view pictures of their daily life.
        The Maasai - Scroll down to the headings "Importance of Cattle" and  
        Maasai home.
        Masai - More information and pictures

5.      Open a Word document, type your name and class as your heading. Type the name of your indigenous culture under the heading and center it by using the center button on the menu bar. When you locate a photograph of your culture in one of the resources, right click and copy and paste it into your document. Save your Word document under your user name on the H-Drive. Give the document the file name of your culture. What must you always do if you copy and paste something onto your own document?
Use the Classroom Connect web site for citing Internet resources
and use the Quick Guide for citing other resources.

6.   Using the electronic catalog in your school or public library, locate books on your indigenous tribe to verify the information you have located on the Internet. Why do you need to verify information found on the Internet in another source? (NOTE: It might be difficult to find books about some of these indigenous people, but it is worth a try.)  
Use your Research Notes to record the information.

7.    Anthropologists researching the same indigenous people meet as a group and compare notes. Share your answers from your Research Notes.  The group should determine if they believe their indigenous people will become extinct and list the reasons they came to that conclusion.  

Big6 # 5 Synthesis
How will I present the results of my research from a variety of resources.

8.   Using your Research Notes and Microsoft Word, write a report about your indigenous people with an introductory and concluding sentence and at least ten supporting details. Be sure to include a picture of your culture.  Use the Research Rubric as a guide for writing your report.

9.   Complete a class  Comparison Chart. Each group presents their findings to the class. Discuss why each community chose their form of clothing, shelter and food based on their environment. Who will become extinct first? Which culture’s way of life is better? Why?