Ancient Hawaiian Culture

Aloha Kumu!

This webquest is geared for students in the third through fifth grades. Students should be given a week to complete their research. Please prepare the correct number of worksheets for your students prior to the start of their discovery of ancient Hawaii. Located below is a link to a community encounter field trip to further the learning of the students!

A hui hou aku no!

Standards

SOCIAL STUDIES:
Standard 3: History: PRE-CONTACT HAWAII HISTORY-Understand the people, events, problems, and ideas that were significant in pre-contact Hawaiian history
Topic: Early Hawaiian Society
Benchmark SS.4.3.1: Explain the origins and culture of early Hawaiians
Sample Performance Assessment (SPA) The student: Describes features of early Hawaiian life, such as rules and laws, gods/religion, roles of women/classes of people, sports and games, food, kapu system, land ownership taxes, and/or education.

LANGUAGE ARTS:
Standard 6: Oral Communication: CONVENTIONS AND SKILLS: Apply knowledge of verbal and nonverbal language to communicate effectively in various situations: interpersonal, group, and public: for a variety of purposes

Standard 4: Writing: CONVENTIONS AND SKILLS: Use the writing process and conventions of language and research to construct meaning and communicate effectively for a variety of purposes and audiences using a range of forms

NCSS:
Culture
People, Places, and Environment
Power, Authority, and Governance

Credits

http://www.hawaiian-roots.com/monarchy.htm
http://www.hawaiihistory.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=ig.page&CategoryID=305
http://www.mythome.org/hawaiig.html

Google images for clip art

K-W-L and Web Worksheets - Houghton Mifflin Company

Hawaiis Royal History by Wong