Tongva: The First Peoples of Los Angeles

Resource Type: Webinar
Grade Level:: 3–5
Discipline:: Social Studies, Science
Topic:: Native Americans, California, Nature

Students will answer the question “How did the Tongva use their knowledge of the land and the environment to survive?” by

learning about different environments
analyzing objects
interacting with museum teachers through the chat box and polls
documenting what they have learned on guided student response sheets

2023 Schedule

Start Date: January 23, 2023

End Date: May 22, 2023

Mondays

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
1:00 pm.. - 2:00 p.m.

Click on the link to sign up for the Webinar: Autry Education Webinar Sign-ups

Description

During the Tongva: The First Peoples of Los Angeles webinar, students will answer the question “How did the Tongva use their knowledge of the land and the environment to survive?” Students will answer this question by learning about some of the environments that have been, and continue to be, important to the Tongva. Students will also answer this question by looking closely at objects, including natural resources and artifacts, before making hypotheses about which environments the different natural resources belong to. This webinar is intended for upper elementary grades.

Standards

Webinar Resources

Webinar Student Response Sheet: Tongva Webinar Student Response Sheet; Fillable

Webinar Pre-Lesson: Tongva Webinar Pre-Lesson; fillable

Webinar Post-Lesson: Tongva Webinar Post-Lesson; fillable

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