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Exploration of the Americas
Third graders demonstrate knowledge of exploration by naming and describing accomplishments of explorers. They use the internet to find corresponding information on the explorer and fill in a chart that is provided. Students also...
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Oh, California
Learners begin this lesson by charting information about the relationship between the Spanish missionaries and Native Americans at a California mission. Then, students identify the dynamics of those relationships that would have made...
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The Puzzle of the Ice Age Americans
Students describe alternative theories for how the first humans cane to America. In this human origin instructional activity students study the origins of the first Americans.
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Americas: Physical Map
In this Americas physical map worksheet, students make note of the major landforms and bodies of water located on the North American and South American continents.
Curated OER
Americas Review Word Search Puzzle
In this social studies worksheet, students look for the words that are related to the theme of the Americas in the word search. They also work on spelling skills.
Hartford Web Publishing
World History Archives: History of the Americas
This broad resource is broken into two main sections, topical history of the Americas and regional history of the Americas, and covers politics, social history and economic history. Includes coverage of both North and South American...
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Chronicles of the Incas, 1540
This site from Fordham University "provides quite a lot of information about the Incan economy--a redistributive typical of all early civilizations."