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\nThe Mother Culture of Mexico: The Olmecs\n

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\nSixth graders study the Olmec civilization. They develop a map of Mexico and a map of the area of the Olmec civilization. They research Olmec art, religion, and architecture. They construct Olmec symbols including giant heads, altars,...\n
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\nLesson Plan: Communicating With Body Language\n

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\nThe Olmec were an ancient people native to Mexico who lived from 1000-500 BC. Young artists examine the Olmec piece Seated Figure to analyze the use of body language to communicate a tone or feeling. They then use clay or play-dough...\n
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\nCentral American Immigrants to the United States: Refugees from Unrest\n

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\nMiddle schoolers identify the major aspects of Olmec and Mayan civilzations, including economic, political, and religious. They list contributions of these civilizations. Students identify the Central American countries where the United...\n
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\nNative American Groups\n

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\nThese slides are attractively designed but some contain a lot of text.  Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw, Aztec, Mayan, Olmec, and Mississippi Mound Builders are the pre-colonial Native American groups detailed in this PowerPoint....\n
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\nThe Earliest Americans\n

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\nThe ancient Native American cultures are such a fascinating topic to teach. Provide learners with a basic understanding of the people and cultures that shaped the prehistoric Americas. Paleo-Indians, Missisipians, Clovis, Olmec, Maya,...\n
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\nAncient Mexico: Mayan, Incan, and Aztec Civilizations\n

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\nA basic overview of the early civilizations of Central America, this slideshow would be a good foundation for a lesson on the characteristics of these three tribes. It would fold into a unit on world cultures or European exploration...\n
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\nRelative History\n

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\nStudents explore theories about how the Olmec civilization influenced other Mesoamerican societies. They research the Olmecs to create a museum exhibit of their findings and reflect on how an Olmec person might have understood the...\n
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\nWorld History Worksheet # 7 Questions\n

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\nWhat do we know about the ancient Mayan civilization? In this world history activity, middle schoolers utilize a word bank of 10 terms or phrases pertaining to the Mayan and Olmec to answer 10 fill-in-the-blank questions about the...\n
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\nEast to West: Africa's Influence on Mexico\n

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\nYour historians and social anthropologists study the relationship between peoples of ancient Africa and ancient Mesoamerica. They relate in written or verbal form the African presence in the ancient Americas. They create their own...\n
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\nMaya Ball\n

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\nSure the ancient Mayan civilization had an advanced calendar and mathematical system, but did you know that they also played a great team sport like basketball? Invite your learners to discover the great ballcourt at Chichen Itza and...\n
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\nPre-Colonial Native American Groups\n

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\nStudents investigate U.S. history by researching the Internet and taking a test. In this American Indian group lesson, students identify the many specific Native American tribes and their geographic locations. Students research the web...\n
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\nAtlatl Lessons Grades 4-12: Lesson for Beginning Users of Atlatl\n

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\nSixth graders determine the mean, range median and mode of a set of numbers and display them. In this data lesson students form a set of data and use computer spreadsheet to display the information. They extend of the process by...\n
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\nLessons for Atlatl Users with Some Experience-Grade 6\n

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\nSixth graders experiment with an atlatl and dart.  In this sixth grade data management mathematics lesson, 6th graders explore and determine the most suitable methods of displaying data collected from their experimentation with...\n
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\nDay of the Dead Lesson Plans\n

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\nDay of the Dead lesson plans can provide a meaningful exploration of the holiday and its importance.\n
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\nWorld History Fall Final: Ancient History to the American Revolution\n

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\nA variety of topics and activities make up this presentation, which prompts viewers to answer questions from the Stone Age to the American Revolution. Note: You may find some slides more useful and pertinent than others.\n
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\nFields of Candy Bars\n

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\nStudents research and write about the origins of the ingredients in candy bars. They taste them and describe what they are tasting. They use descriptive words to write a paragraph describing the candy bar. They research ingredients in...\n
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\nTeamwork Puzzle\n

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\nStudents take the opportunity to discover how teamwork can be used for problem solving and critical thinking skills. They use a duplicated picture of The Colossal Head which is cut into puzzle pieces and reassemble.\n
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\nHistory Quiz 67\n

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\nIn this history worksheet, students take a multiple choice quiz about the geography of famous empires. Students complete 4 multiple choice questions.\n
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\nAncient Artifacts\n

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\nStudents research the earliest Americans. In this ancient civilizations lesson, students investigate the Mayas, Aztecs, and Incas. Students examine artifacts used in the cultures and then determine what the artifacts were used for and...\n
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\nAfricans in Mexico\n

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\nLearners read case studies to examine the role of Africans in Mexico. Using maps, they research the areas that are discussed in the text and map out movement maps of Africans to and from Africa. They research the history of the Mexico...\n
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\nAnasazi/Mesoamerican/Andean: Time and Cultural Passages\n

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\nSeventh graders role play the position of someone in one of six different civilization groups. They research the group's development, advancement and fall of their civilization. They create a presentation to share the information with...\n
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\nWikipedia: Olmec\n

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\nWikipedia offers excellent information on the Olmec, a people living in south-central Mexico from 2300 BC to about 800 BC.\n
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\nFamsi: Bitumen Sourcing in the Olmec Region (2004)\n

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\nStudy suggests that chemical studies on bitumen (hydrocarbon material) is a feasible method of studying inter-regional trade and social networks. Includes a chart defining archaeological phases of the Olmec Culture.\n
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\nCultures of Mesoamerica: Olmec\n

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\nShort article describing Olmec civilization as an Early Formative culture that made the transition from dispersed farming to village settlement. A discussion earthworks and links to pictures of artifacts are available. See \"Gallery.\"\n
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