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Students 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.
Ninth graders indicate how people arrived at the Americas and how climate and geography played a role in where they settled. They describe and compare the major advances made by the Olmec, Maya, and Aztec cultures in reference to Agriculture, Religion, Government, and Social Classes. Students state why (or theories why) the three cultures declined.
Students demonstrate an understanding of what a fiesta is by participating in various activities and conducting research.
In this reading comprehension instructional activity, students read a detailed one page story which gives facts about sparrows. Students answer 4 questions.
Young scholars explore how conflict resolution techniques can be used to resolve difference of opinion, both on a global and local scale. Students write in a journal about conflict using a phrase from the article as a starting point. Young scholars explore about the current conflict over the Summit of the Americas to be held in Quebec by reading and discussing the article "Quebec Journal:A Chain-Link Fence Rankles an Old Walled City."
Third graders recognize and discuss multi-ethnic nature of America's citizens through a variety of activities.
Students plot stranding sites onto a map using latitude and longitude as well as compass directions with respect to coastal features. They identify several species of marine animals that might become stranded; distinguish their characteristics and habitats.
Students share what they know about the daily life of the pioneers who settled on the Great Plains. They describe what characteristics modern-day explorers might have in common with people of America's frontier era.
What was so cool about the 1970s? Pop Rocks for one! Have the class put on their bell bottom pants and check out the popular films, TV, social movements, fashion, and technology of the 1970s. Major events of the time, such as Watergate, the Apollo space mission, and the oil embargo are also discussed.
Students investigate America as a melting pot and trace the movement of immigrants to America. They determine the nationality of their ancestors after making Rice Krispie Treats as a metaphor for the melting pot theory.