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The Americas and Time Keeping: Crash Course History of Science #5 Video

The Americas and Time Keeping: Crash Course History of Science #5

13 mins 9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
New ReviewTime, time, time ... see how it shaped an entire culture! Science scholars discover the mysteries of the Mayan and Incan cultures during the fifth video in a History of Science series. The narrator shows how these time keepers developed...
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The Rise and Fall of the Inca Empire Video

The Rise and Fall of the Inca Empire

6 mins 9th - 12th
Visitors to Machu Picchu, especially those who hike the 1,600 feet and climb the over 3,000 steps, are forced to consider how the Incas constructed this engineering marvel without the benefit of iron tools or wheeled carts. Introduce...
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Eclipse Classroom Activities: Cultural Significance Project Activities & Project

Eclipse Classroom Activities: Cultural Significance Project

1st - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
What better way to celebrate eclipses than across cultures? Explore myths of solar and lunar eclipses from ancient cultures like the Chinese, Ancient Greek, Mesoamerican, Incan, Egyptian, Ancient Babylonian, and Middle Eastern. Learners...
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Clash of Cultures: Cortes Conquers Moctezuma and the Aztecs Worksheet

Clash of Cultures: Cortes Conquers Moctezuma and the Aztecs

3rd - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Focus on the main idea of an informational reading article about the conflict between Aztec and European cultures, and the eventual collapse of the native Latin American cultures. After class members read the passage, they answer four...
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Introduction to Pre-Columbian Lessons Unit

Introduction to Pre-Columbian Lessons

2nd - 4th
Native peoples established civilizations all over Central and North America. Introduce native civilizations with a unit that promotes discussion, reinforces map skills, enhances reading comprehension, and exposes young historians to the...
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World History and Geography to 1500 A.D. Unit

World History and Geography to 1500 A.D.

6th - 10th
CCSS: Adaptable
Here's a great resource for your curriculum library. The 240-page packet, organized into units by topics, includes sample lesson plans, links to primary and secondary source documents, worksheets, activities, and sample assessments.
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Wondering About the New Seven (Man-Made) Wonders of the World Handouts & Reference

Wondering About the New Seven (Man-Made) Wonders of the World

6th - 10th
CCSS: Designed
Who determines the Seven Wonders of the World, and what criteria is used to evaluate these locations? Discover the efforts to promote cultural diversity and preserve man-made monuments during the world's first-ever global vote in 2007 to...
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Peru Video

Peru

5 mins 5th - 8th
Peru really is a place that has it all! This video details the customs, food, and interests of the modern people and tours both the historical sites as well as the modern towns. Let's travel to Peru!
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Who is Alexander von Humboldt? Video

Who is Alexander von Humboldt?

4 mins 9th - 10th
CCSS: Adaptable
Never heard of Alexander von Humboldt? Don't miss the opportunity to tell your class about "the most important forgotten man of science." The narrator describes an array of Humboldt's scientific accomplishments in his five-year journey...
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Title: I Am a Researcher, "I"nca, "A"ztec, "M"aya Lesson Plan

Title: I Am a Researcher, "I"nca, "A"ztec, "M"aya

1st - 5th
Fifth graders get together with first graders in this collaborative series of lessons on Meso-American civilizations. In them, learners utilize a variety of reference resources and presentation tools. The highlight of the lessons is the...
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The Marvels of Meso-America: Aztec, Inca, and Maya Lesson Plan

The Marvels of Meso-America: Aztec, Inca, and Maya

5th
A study of the Aztec, Inca, and Mayan cultures is par-for-the-course for most fifth grade classrooms. This set of lesson plans is worth looking into if you are a fifth grade teacher! In them, learners focus on the geography and culture...
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The Inca: A Lost Society Lesson Plan

The Inca: A Lost Society

6th - 12th
Middle and high schoolers read and discuss an informative piece of writing on the Inca Nation and perform tasks in order to begin to form a deeper understanding of this fascinating culture from our past. This six-page plan has everything...
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Aztec, Inca, Maya Unit

Aztec, Inca, Maya

5th
Here are a series of lessons on the Mayan, Aztec, and Incan civilizations. This incredible, 15-lesson unit would be perfect for any fifth grade study on these important civilizations. Learners focus on the complex nature of the cultures,...
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Lesson: Creative Containers Lesson Plan

Lesson: Creative Containers

1st - 5th
Even functional everyday objects can be highly ornate and thoughtfully designed. Art analysts look at the form and function of an Inca jug used to transport liquid. They consider this jug in relation to other jugs fashioned throughout...
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Fascinating Fortress: Machu Picchu Lesson Plan

Fascinating Fortress: Machu Picchu

4th - 12th
Students research information about ruins of Machu Picchu in Peru, closely examine pictures of construction of Machu Picchu, and create paintings and write reports to demonstrate their knowledge of history, location, significance, and...
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Spanish Conquistadors Presentation

Spanish Conquistadors

7th - 9th
A Conquistador is a Spanish name derived from the Reconquista, a period of reclaiming land from the Muslims. However, it became a call of conquest! Here are 17 slides that depict key conflicts between the Spanish and Native Mexican...
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Abstract painting - Inspired by Textiles Lesson Plan

Abstract painting - Inspired by Textiles

6th - 8th
Middle schoolers compare and contrast various forms of artistic expression associated with specific groups of people, geographic regions, or time periods, specifically art of Andean cultures, and create art works using procedures...
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Unveiling the Mystery of the Incas Lesson Plan

Unveiling the Mystery of the Incas

7th - 10th
This lengthy, and very thorough collection of study guide worksheets should help learners who are studying the Inca culture to solidify their understanding of the culture. The worksheets are meant to be used as the class goes through the...
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Inca Art: Worksheet Worksheet

Inca Art: Worksheet

4th - 6th
Young art historians use the provided web link to locate, identify, and describe each of the eight Inca art examples found on the learning exercise. This is a great way to guide Internet research while building an appreciation of ancient...
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Let's Travel to South America Presentation

Let's Travel to South America

3rd - 5th
Introduce young scholars to the wonders of South America. Each slide contains images and text relating basic facts about South American people, history, animals, and environment. This would be a good introduction to a new or upcoming...
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The Inca Empire Presentation

The Inca Empire

7th - 9th
Explore the amazing empire of the Inca. Presented here is a very brief outline regarding the government, economy, and achievements of the Inca. Your class will enjoy the vivid photographs and appreciate the easy-to-follow text. Several...
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Inca Expansionism Lesson Plan

Inca Expansionism

10th - 12th
Begin this lesson by grabbing learners with the story of an old king, ruling his kingdom after his death 35 years prior (included). A short period of direct instruction provides the context of the Inca split inheritance system, after...
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Couriers in the Inca Empire: Getting Your Message Across Lesson Plan

Couriers in the Inca Empire: Getting Your Message Across

3rd - 5th
Young scholars examine how the Inca communicated over large distances. They locate the Inca Empire on a map, define key vocabulary terms, play the game, 'telephone,' and create a quipu to show the year they were born.
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Why did the Aztec and Inca civilizations disappear? Worksheet

Why did the Aztec and Inca civilizations disappear?

6th - 8th
Middle schoolers can analyze primary source documents to answer the question, "Why did the Aztec and Inca civilizations disappear?" They will read the provided excerpts then answer 11 different questions to uncover the ultimate answer.
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