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Lost Worlds

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Students, while using the strategy of identifying the main idea and supporting details, explore the three nonfiction selections of the lost worlds of Machu Picchu high in the Andes Mountains, Great Zimbabwe, and Anasazi. In addition, they determine how the author used evidence to reach conclusions.

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machu picchu, the incas, the wonders of the world, the anasazi, the andes mountains

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anasazi, andes mountains, great zimbabwe, machu picchu, english language arts
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Grade
3rd - 5th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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For Teacher Use
Duration
3 days

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