Student Activity Sheet - On-line Activity
Classifying Plants by Use
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CLASSIFICATION - ETHNOBOTANY AT BLACK HAWK STATE HISTORIC SITE

Search through the linked plant pages to learn how the Sauk and Mesquakie (Sac and Fox), as well as other Native American Nations, used the plants available to them. Write the name of the plant under the correct heading. Some plants had many uses and may appear in more than one place. You can add to your list if you take a trip to the Hauberg Museum at Black Hawk SHS.

 SHELTER

FOOD

MEDICINE
TRANSPORTATION TEXTILES/FABRICS

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