Discovery Learning Folder - Plains Tribes

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Last updated over 5 years ago

6 questions

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How did the Plains tribes travel? Select all that apply.

kayak

by foot (walk)

canoe

horse

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
bow and arrow		made of wood and sharpened stone to help natives hunt
parfleche		used to cut through wood
spear		attached to the back of a horse to help carry loads
tomahawk		hunt land animals
travois		bag made of animal skin used by women to carry valuable objects

deer, gopher, buffalo, elk, rabbit

raccoon, turkey, deer, bear, beaver

whales, sea lion, salmon

fish, alligator, deer, turkey, turtle

beads

dried grass

yarn

buffalo skin

wet and rocky

rocky and dry

steep and grassy

flat and grassy

How did the Plains tribes travel? Select all that apply. 

kayak

by foot (walk)

canoe

horse

Match the tools and important objects to their definition.

bow and arrow

made of wood and sharpened stone to help natives hunt

parfleche

used to cut through wood

spear

attached to the back of a horse to help carry loads

tomahawk

hunt land animals

travois

bag made of animal skin used by women to carry valuable objects

The Plains tribes hunted which types of animals?

deer, gopher, buffalo, elk, rabbit

raccoon, turkey, deer, bear, beaver

whales, sea lion, salmon

fish, alligator, deer, turkey, turtle

What did the Plains tribes put into their moccasins for extra insulation?

beads

dried grass

yarn

buffalo skin

The Plains tribes lived in tipis (or teepees). Select all the choices below that apply to their shelter.

easy to take down and put up

multiple levels, like an apartment

made of clay

cone-shaped

smoke hole at top

The land found on the Plains was very ______________.

wet and rocky

rocky and dry

steep and grassy

flat and grassy