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OTHER LESSONS IN THIS UNIT
- Introductory Lesson
- Module I, Lesson 1- Connectivity: Tracing Mannahatta
- Module I, Lesson 2- Connectivity: Weaving a Mannahatta Muir Web
- Module I, Lesson 3- Connectivity: The Changing Life of a Water Droplet
- Module I, Lesson 4- Connectivity: Uncovering Streams in Central Park
- Module II, Lesson 5- Landscape: Island of Many Hills
- Module II, Lesson 6- Landscape: The Mighty Beaver
- Module II, Lesson 8- Landscape: Exploring Inwood Hill Park
- Module III, Lesson 9- Localism: Migration, Immigration, and the Importance of Diversity
- Module III, Lesson 10- Localism: The Eco-History of Our Block
- Module III, Lesson 11- Localism: Designing the City of the Future
- Module III, Lesson 12- Localism and Stuyvesant Town: Building a City on the Island
- Mapping the Ecological Communities of Lower Mannahatta (Field Trip for High School Students)
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NY State Standards
SST3
NY State Standards
SST3
Module II, Lesson 7- Landscape: The Search for Lenape Campsites
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Subjects Social Studies, Environmental Education
Grade 4th Grade
Author Amanda Huron/Wildlife Conservation Society
The native people of Mannahatta, the Lenape, chose their campsites based on their proximity to what they needed to live: food, water, and shelter. In this lesson, students pretend they are Lenape families, working together to search for the best campsites on Mannahatta.