Learning Goals
Students will be able to identify the Kumeyaay as the indigenous people of the Mission Trails area and describe where their ancestors lived before the Spanish arrival.
Students will be able to explain how land, water, plants, and animals supported Kumeyaay daily life before the Spanish arrived.
Students will be able to gather and record evidence from maps, images, artifacts, storytelling, and the Grinding Rocks site using notes and sketches.
Students will be able to discuss and compare information from multiple sources to build a claim about how the Kumeyaay lived in Mission Trails.
Students will be able to create complete-sentence captions, labels, and interview responses that communicate evidence clearly to museum visitors.
Students will be able to revise exhibit pieces using peer and visitor feedback to improve accuracy and clarity.
Products
Kumeyaay Investigation Research Notebook
Each student completes a research notebook with questions, source notes, sketches, site observations, and a short evidence-based claim about Kumeyaay life in Mission Trails. The notebook shows how the student gathered, compared, and interpreted evidence independently.
Living with the Land Mini Museum Exhibit and Docent Presentation
Teams create a mini museum exhibit with a Grinding Rocks model, labeled visuals, captions, and a short docent-style presentation for families. The exhibit synthesizes individual evidence into a shared explanation of how the Kumeyaay used local resources and includes limitations and new questions.
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