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- 6th - 12th
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Students observe the shapes and lines that make up Aztec sculpture, study Pre-Columbian art as they discover the Aztecs, Mayans and Incas, create a small scale Aztec tile using pasta. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students research the Aztec culture in Mexico. They focus on their religious practices. They write a goal to personally sacrifice something. They also write about the costs and benefits of a sacrifice. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine human sacrifice and read about Aztec gods and religious practices. They study Aztec sacrifice while looking at opportunity costs of doing things for the common good. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students explore the cultures of the Maya, Aztec and Inca civilizations. They discuss how their inventions influenced the people of today. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students explore the location of the Maya, Aztec and Inca civilizations. They role-play what it was like to live like these civilizations did and develop an appreciation and tolerance for other cultures. 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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- 3rd - 5th
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Students investigate the Aztec civilization and locate it on a map. They explain the legend of the city of Tenochtitan and investigate the symbolism of the Mexican flag. Full Review »
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- 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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- 3rd - 5th
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Students examine the Aztec civilization in what is now Mexico. Using a map, they locate the empire and explain the legend of the founding of Tenochtitlan. They explore the symbols on various Mexican flags and what they meant to the Aztec culture. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students write myths to show tolerance in creation. They read from both the Aztec and Mayan eras and develop an understanding of the similarities and differences of these two closely related cultures. They track the travels of the peoples through Central Mexico and Central America looking at the changes and transformations of the groups over time. Full Review »