They will create a haiku poem. Each student will work on two projects for credit that they design themselves. This will be a Thematic Unit revolving around owls covering all disciplines. Students who have not worked with these types of technology will be assisted by their peers as they will be working in groups and also the instructor. Some students look upon predators as undesirable the activities in this unit will allow them to see how predators fit into the food chain and ecological system.
Owls are abundant in our area of South Dakota and an important part of the Lakota culture.
Students who do not have elders in the area or who feel uncomfortable having their picture taken can be paired with other students who have elders close to them. If pictures are unavailable we will arrange to have the students take pictures using the digital camera. Students will be interviewing their elders, taking digital pictures and gathering photographs to be used in a power point presentation. The unit will I will be doing is on owls, the power point presentation will be interviewing elders on the significance of the owl in Lakota Culture. Various meanings, use of feathers, dances .