The Aztecs Teaching Resources :: 337

Ducksters

Ducksters: Explorers for Kids: Hernan Cortes

For Students 1st - 9th

Investigate the biography and life of Spanish explorer and conquistador Hernan Cortes. Read about how he conquered the Aztec Empire.

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Lin and Don Donn

Lin and Don Donn: Native Americans in Olden Times

For Teachers 3rd - 8th

Get ideas and a lesson plans for teaching about the Aztec, Inca, and Maya cultures.

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Stanford University

Stanford History Education Group: Moctezuma and Cortes

For Teachers 9th - 10th

[Free Registration/Login Required] Lesson in which students examine 13th Century primary source material of historical record to determine what the encounter between Moctezuma and Cortes might have really been like. With downloadable...

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Dumbarton Oaks Museum: Pre Columbian Collection

For Students 9th - 10th

Browse the museum's collection of pre-Columbian art by culture (e.g., Inca, Aztec, May, Olmec) or by medium.

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Chapala.com: Warfare in Ancient Mexico

For Students 9th - 10th

In depth look at the warfare practiced in Ancient Mexico. Excellent information about the weapons and the destiny of the warriors.

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Yale University

Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Enduring Culture Lesson Plans

For Teachers 3rd - 8th

This unit on Mesoamerican and Mayan culture contains lesson plans, a list of materials, objectives, bibliographies, and much more. The lessons could also be adapted to various grades.

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University of Regina (Canada)

University of Regina: Math Central: Atlatl Lessons Grades 4 12

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards

What is an atlatl? Learn how this Aztec dart throwing tool can be used to teach young scholars such things as distance, radius, and linear and angular velocity. Curriculum strands are provided for each of the many lesson plans for...

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Department of Defense

Do Dea: Spanish 2: Unit 4: El Cuerpo

For Students 9th - 10th

In this fourth unit of an intermediate Spanish course, students learn about and present information about the art, music, and literature of a Spanish-speaking country in Central America or the Caribbean. They also develop vocabulary...

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Encyclopedia Mythica

For Students 9th - 10th Standards

The home page of Encyclopedia Mythica from which you can access its full range of content on myths from throughout the world. Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Japanese, and Chinese mythology are the site's most popular areas, but many...

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Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies

Famsi: John Pohl's Mesoamerica

For Students 9th - 10th

Comprehensive overview of Mesoamerica includes an introduction of the term Mesoamerica, the human populations and the region covered, a chronology including the PreClassic, Classic and PostClassic periods, and art and writing in ancient...

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Mex Connect

Mexconnect: The Classic Period (300 900 Ce): Part 1/3

For Students 9th - 10th

First in a three-part article that focuses on three Mesoamerican cities, beginning with Teotihuacan in present day Mexico.

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Curated OER

Aztec Sun Stone

For Students Pre-K - 1st

Twelve teacher-tested lesson plans to integrate art from around the world into your classroom. Each activity comes with a list of materials you'll need, easy-to-follow explanations, and examples.

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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Mesoamerica

For Students 9th - 10th

Civilization in Mesoamerica flourished and crashed repeatedly, giving rise to a distinctive worldview and some remaining mysteries. This article discusses the rise of early civilizations in this region.

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: Biographies: Hernando Cortes 1485 1547

For Students 5th - 7th

Furnished is a brief summary of the life and explorations of Spanish explorer, Hernando Cortes. Take a look at the photos and maps of his journey of what today is called Mexico.

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Mostly fiction.com: Laura Esquivel

For Students 9th - 10th

A review of "The Law of Love" from MostlyFiction.com and a short biography of the author, Laura Esquivel.

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: Biographies: Cesar Chavez

For Students 9th - 10th

Learn about this leader who helped bring many important changes for farm workers in the U.S. Following the peaceful examples of King and Ghandi, Cesar Chavez helped much needed improvements take place.

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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Gallery: Civilization

For Students 9th - 10th

Explore the images of this gallery and consider how increased productivity from the land, food surpluses, and swelling populations changed the types of communities that humans lived in.

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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Atrial Cross at Acolman

For Students 9th - 10th

The Atrial Cross at Acolman offers a fascinating look into the interactions between Spanish friars and Nahua converts in the years directly following the conquest of Mexico. View pictures and descriptions of the cross and the Augustinian...

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For Students 9th - 10th

This site is a personal site that contains brief information on the Aztec culture. It then contains pictures and information for four of the main deities that the Aztec people worshipped. Just click on the image to learn about that...

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