Meet Chuck Spencer, an archeologist who studies the Zapotec people who lived in the Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico over 2000 years ago. Spencer shares in print his response to questions posed by kids.

Concepts

archaeology, archaeological digs, latin america, panama, venezuela, mexico, remote learning, mesoamerica, artifacts

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social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Have class members get their parents' permission to mark off a small site near their home, set up a grid, record notes and photos in a field journal, and post their findings on a class webpage or blog

Classroom Considerations

• Requires a computer with internet access

• This resource is only available on an unencrypted HTTP website.It should be fine for general use, but don’t use it to share any personally identifiable information

Pros

• A link is provided to another resource about a Zapotec urn found at the site
• The resource is easy to navigate

Cons

• None