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Exploration and Settlement of the American Southwest

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Students scrutinize the Zuni Pueblo Revolt in this seven lessons unit on early Spanish explorers in the American southwest. The discovery of the Spanish missions, the search for the seven cities of gold, and particular geological landmarks are reviewed i

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bison, the grand canyon, mexico city, the amazon river, the great plains, the rocky mountains

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amazon river, bison, cibola, grand canyon, great plains, manoa, mexico city, nobleman, rio grande, rocky mountains, social studies
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Grade
3rd
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Resource Type
Unit Plans
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For Teacher Use
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Project-Based Learning
Year
2004
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