![Osage food being prepared Osage food being prepared](/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/images/k-12-lessons-d4-osage-food-being-prepared.jpg?itok=Y4OUXfAm)
Students read booklet (with photos) surveying Osage foods, food sources - wild & cultivated, preparation, and related customs of past and present and answer review questions.
![Three Sisters: corn, squash, and beans Three Sisters: corn, squash, and beans](/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/images/k-12-lessons-D2_ThreeSisters.jpg?itok=vs5bhkwp)
Students read two fact sheets and complete 1 set of questions analyzing early methods and annual cycles of farming & hunting and food preparation; evaluate difficulty of survival; and design a parfleche (food storage) bag.
![Yonkapin Lotus Root Yonkapin Lotus Root](/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/images/k12-lessons-D3_YonkapinLotusRoot.jpg?itok=JQueD90K)
Students read background on food gathering knowledge and customs, today’s scientific names for plants, and complete mini-research outline on three wild plants used by the Osage.
![American Bison American Bison](/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/images/k12-lessons-D_Bison-on-praire.jpg?itok=CVIj0ZRA)
Students read text summarizing importance, view poster of traditional uses of bison & evaluate most important, complete connect dots activity.
![Intertribal Buffalo Council Intertribal Buffalo Council](/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/images/k12-lessons-D_BuffCouncilLogo.jpg?itok=MTOedKRC)
Students read webpage of IBC and compare Native Nations’ use of bison to white settlers and hunters, and learn about revitalization efforts; complete review questions.
![Parts of a Bison Parts of a Bison](/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/images/k-12lessons_D_Bison-science.jpg?itok=A3xzhKma)
Students research the bison animal and conservation efforts of bison in Osage area.
![American Bison on Prairie American Bison on Prairie](/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/images/k12-lessons-D_American_bison.jpg?itok=puZOsNOT)
Students choose an article, and interpret its unique perspective on the bison; write a summary including paraphrasing and quotations.
![Gardening as exercise Gardening as exercise](/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/images/k12-lessons-D_Digging.jpg?itok=-fZFRyC2)
Students compare food traditions of past to those of today; recognize loss of connection to food production and lack of exercise; they complete a chart outlining physical exercise (aerobic + strengthening) involved in early Osage food-ways; then design food-producing exercise plan for today (gardening, etc.).