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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

El Salvador: How Can My Breakfast Harm the Birds?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore how their food choices can have an impact on the rain forests. They examine coffee farming and how their techniques can harm birds in the rain forest. Students design two farms with sustainability of bird habits in...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Learning From El Salvador's Past

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze El Salvador's history and the conditions that contributed to its civil war. identify the factors that led to the churchwomen's murder. Make determinations about the future of El Salvador's political and social climate...
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Interactive
Curated OER

Central America Map Quiz

For Students 7th - 12th
In this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, students examine the map that includes 22 Central American countries. Students identify the names of the countries in 3 minutes.
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Handout
ProCon

Sanctuary Cities

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Should sanctuary cities receive federal funding, or do they defy federal laws? That is precisely the question scholars attempt to answer as they prepare for a class discussion or debate. After reading some brief background information,...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Latin America: Places and Regions

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders create a Latin American portfolio in the form of a country presentation using PowerPoint software. They use their knowledge of geographic concepts to interpret maps, globes, charts, diagrams, and timelines.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Old Mayan Mural

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students read a story called Scientists Discover Oldest Mayan Mural and answer vocabulary and comprehension questions about it. In this current events Mayan mural lesson plan, students respond to literature by answering questions,...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Dia de la Independencia

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students learn about Mexican Independence Day.  In this Hispanic Heritage instructional activity, students learn about holidays in Hispanic countries specifically looking at their days of independence.  Students read information about...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Geograophy of Mexico And Central America

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create a chart comparing the terrain, climate, economy, environmental issues and natural disasters for Mexico and the Central American countries. They view and discuss a video on the region then compile research on the internet.
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Handout
Central Intelligence Agency

Cia: World Factbook: El Salvador

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource from the CIA World Factbook provides a detailed fact sheet of El Salvador. The content covers the country's geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues. It...
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Handout
Latimer Clarke Corporation

Atlapedia Online: El Salvador

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete profile of the Republic of El Salvador including highlights on its geography, climate, people, modern history, economy, communications, and military. Click on the maps to enlarge them.
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Website
Nations Online Project

Nations Online: El Salvador

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents a country profile of El Salvador, background details, and numerous links to comprehensive information on the nation's culture, history, geography, economy, environment, population, news, government, and much more.
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Handout
AllRefer

All Refer Reference: El Salvador: Introduction & Country Profile

For Students 9th - 10th
Profiled here is the Central American country of El Salvador. Basic facts are furnished for topics that include: geography, economy, government, people, military, history, a map, and a flag.
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Handout
Hans Lohninger

Photo Globe: El Salvador

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover some interesting basic facts about El Salvador with this helpful site.
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Handout
Climate Zone

Climate of El Salvador

For Students 9th - 10th
A valuable guide to climate information in El Salvador broken down by stations. Information includes average monthly temperature and rainfall. Some general facts and a map are also featured.
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Handout
Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: El Salvador

For Students 9th - 10th
The Encyclopedia of Earth provides an overview of El Salvador, including its geography, natural resources, history, government, economy, and much more. Maps and images are also included, along with sources used to create the entry.
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Graphic
Other

Map Town: Maps for Central America

For Students 9th - 10th
Here are all seven Central American countries plus Mexico at a glance. Study a map or just general information about one of the countries.
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Graphic
Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies

Famsi: Map of Maya Area

For Students 9th - 10th
Map shows the locations of Mayan sites in Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico.