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- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students create a screen for the school. They work as a group to create a screen using various scenes from the school. Once they have finished their project, they explain why the artist chose to use the scenes from his time period. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students explore the country of Mexico. They read and write about the country and learning centers provide students with hands-on activities. Full Review »
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- 6th - 9th
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Students simulate an Independent Counsel to represent the Spanish and the Aztecs to formulate a policy for the Roman Catholic Church in 1527. They conduct research, graph the similarities and differences, create a poster, and write a position paper. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine and discuss the meanings of the various symbols in Tenochtitlan. In groups, they complete a part of the model of the city and discuss the importance of finding artifacts. Individually, they choose an a two-dimensional object, identify its characteristics and the elements of design found on the object. To end the lesson, they also build models of the Mayan pyramids. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 8th
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Students use the encyclopedia sources on the computer or in the library to research the historic sites and history of Mexico City. They make notes of what they find to be the most interesting for their visit. They make a large map of the city to mark the places they would especially like to see. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students use the internet to research the history of cultures throughout the world. In groups, they disucss the meaning of various symbols and view Tenochtitlan as a center of power and wealth. They use everyday materials to create a model of the city and share it with the class. To end the lesson, they write an evaluation on their work and answer discussion questions. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students identify the Aztecs as the builders of a great city and rich civilization in what is now Mexico. They locate the Aztec Empire and its capital on a map and place the Aztecs in the chronology of American history. After describing several aspects of Aztec culture, they tell the legend of the founding of the capital city of Tenochtitlan and describe the way the city looked at its peak Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students examine some famous explorers who have helped to discover our country. They discuss explorers from three countries today. They are: Spain, Portugal, and England. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students use the classroom atlases, the Internet or textbooks to draw a freehand map. They work in groups using the maps in the book The Broken Spears (Portilla) and The Conquest of New Spain (Diaz) to draw a freehand map identifying the cities and lakes. Students use butcher paper to draw the map. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students discuss Hernan Cortes's personal qualities and his motivations as a conquistador. They brainstorm some of the often universal qualities of an effective leader. Students are explained that they are going to debate on whether Cortes's leadership skills ultimately let him conquer the Aztecs in Mexico. Full Review »
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