Interactive Lesson Plan

Sarah Winnemucca

Chapter Three

Gathering and Storing

Theme:  Compare and contrast the ‘shopping’ habits of today with the food processing and storage techniques of the Northern Paiute.

Questions to ask before and during lesson:

1.      What were the ‘jobs’ of different members of Sarah’s family?

2.      Where did they get their food, clothing and supplies?

3.      How did they store their food?

4.      What was an example of their primary technology?

Deliverable from Students:

1.      Plant Report both written and oral

Time Requirements:

1.      Reading of the Chapter: 20 minutes

2.      Explanation of assignment: 10 minutes

3.      Web Search: 20-40 minutes

4.      Oral Presentations: 3-5 minutes each

Format/Instructions:  Pick one plant used by the Northern Paiutes and present the following information:

1.      Common Name and or Paiute Name

2.      Scientific Name

3.      Type of environment the plant grows in

4.      Season of year it is harvested

5.      Uses for the Plant

6.      A picture of the plant

Supplies for lesson:

1.      Harvest Year Graphic

2.      Plant List

a.      Pine Nut: Pinus monophylla :

      http://www.unr.edu/nnap/PW/pw_wehhai.htm

       http://www.treeguide.com/naspeciesst.asp?treeid=PIMONO1

       http://plants.usda.gov/plants/cgi_bin/plant_profile.cgi?symbol=PIMO

       http://www.pinenut.com/history.htm

      http://www.pinenuts.net/pinenutinfo.html

      http://www.geobop.com/Symbols/Plants/Trees/1/Pines/Pinyons/

      http://squid2.laughingsquid.net/hosts/herbweb.com/herbage/A20363.htm

       http://www.nv.blm.gov/carson/2_pinyon_pinenuts.htm

b.     Wai: Rice Grass: Oryzopsis hymenoides

      http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/image/k4350610.htm

c.      Cattail: Typha latifolia

      http://128.200.23.67/sjfmr/cattails.htm#cattails

      http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/eesc/environmental/CulturalResources/Ethnobotany/Typha.htm

      http://www.cgsnonline.com/cattails.htm

d.     Tule: Scirpus validus

e.      Camas: Camassia quamash

f.       Sego Lillies; Calochortus macrocarpus

g.      Squaw cabbage:

h .     Mustard:

i.        Blazing Star: Mentzelia laevicaulis

j.        Desert Thornberry:

k.       Choke Cherry: Prunus virginiana

l.         Buck Berry: Sheperdia Canadensis

m.    Sunflower

n.      Willow: Salix sp.

o.      Sage bark: Artemisia tridentate

p.      Hemp: Apocynum Cannabinum

3.      Additional Plant Databases:

      USDA Plant Database http://plants.usda.gov/plants/index.html

     UC Berkeley Plant Database http://elib.cs.berkeley.edu/photos/flora/

      Nevada Natural Heritage http://www.state.nv.us/nvnhp/images.htm

     Texas A&M http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/b98/check98.htm

      Southwest medicinal plants http://chili.rt66.com/hrbmoore/HOMEPAGE/HomePage.html

Additional Web Resources:

      Project Willow http://www.unr.edu/nnap/PW/pw_main.htm

     Four Directions institute  http://www.drlamay.com/cache_beckman_1.htm