Inca Lesson Plans

Students discuss Inca rebellion. They research and report on the Inca uprising from the point of view of either the conquistadors or the Incas. Students write a short essay on whether or not this uprising and bloody clash of cultures could have been avoided.

Students investigate the Inca rebellion against the Spanish conquistadors. In this Inca lesson, students collaborate in small groups to research both sides of the uprising and report their findings to their classmates. Students also compose essays which address how the rebellion could have been avoidable.

Students examine the early civilizations of Central and South America. After examining hand-crafted objects, they discuss the craftsmanship of the Inca and how they used geometric shapes and symbols in their art. They draft a design for a mask of their own using what they gathered about the Inca.

Young scholars investigate the impact of the Inca culture by examining our current society.  In this heritage lesson, students identify the Inca people, when they lived and where they were located.  Young scholars view photographs representing Inca culture in a PowerPoint slide show.

Students list different forms of communication, assess importance of writing, read and discuss article "String, and Knot, Theory of Inca Writing", research system of writing, and create "How It Works" posters.

Young scholars conduct research on artifacts from the ancient civilizations of the Mayas, the Aztecs, or the Incas using both print and non-print resources. They create two-dimensional or three-dimensional representations of their artifacts and present their artifact to the remainder of the class without sharing its identity. Classmates play "20 Questions" in order to identify each others artifacts.

Students find the United States on a world map and review North and South America on the map and discuss Inca way of life and compare certain aspects of it to their own lives.

Learners explore the geography of the Inca Empire and consider how geography affected the Inca way of life, from government to agriculture to transportation.

Learners explore how the Inca communicated across the bast stretches of their mountain realm.

Learners investigate how the Inca Indians communicated across the vast stretches of their mountain realm, that was the largest empire of the pre-industrial world. The job of the courier is the focus of the lesson.