After learning about the various North American Native Americans, the fifth-grade students were put into groups and given the challenge to build some examples of the homes these people lived in. Each group picked a paper out of a hat to find out what home they would have to build. The choices were: Large House (Pacific Northwest), Adobe Pueblo (Southwest), Teepee (Great Plains), Roundhouse (Northeastern Woodlands), or the typical shelter of a Native American in the Southeastern Woodlands. The students were not given any instructions on how to build the house. All groups had to come up with and bring in their own materials. The homes were all creations of the imagination and engineering skills of each student. Each group ran into its own set of bumps in the road (clay cracking, forgotten materials, not enough materials), but each group also rallied to use problem solving to come up with the amazing projects that resulted. GREAT JOB GRADE FIVE!!!!