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Dig-It Games

Mayan Mysteries

For Students 5th - 10th
Who is Ladrone? Join Fiona and Charlie as they accompany their Uncle Alex to Guatemala to help Chief Mateo determine the identity of the elusive Ladrone and solve Mayan mysteries. Players of this interactive game learn much about Mayan...
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Pre-Colonial Native American Groups

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students investigate U.S. history by researching the Internet and taking a test. In this American Indian group lesson plan, students identify the many specific Native American tribes and their geographic locations. Students research the...
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Sky Watchers: Ancient Astronomers

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students close their eyes and picture the sky. They are asked to brainstorm things they may see in the course of a night and day, such as the movement of the sun, moon, and stars. Students work in groups to coduct their research. They...
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Children's Books

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore daily dilemmas students face. They write and illustrate a story book dealing with one dilemma. Students write reviews of their books. They read their books to second grade students. Additional cross curriculum activities...
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D'Nile Is Where It's At!

For Teachers 1st
Students travel down the Nile River to survey ancient Egypt in this unit of nine lessons. Data about pharaohs, hieroglyphics, growing crops, pyramids, the geography, and the sacred rituals are explored in this unit.
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Culture Clash: New World Meets Old

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore the history of Christopher Columbus.  In this World History lesson, 6th graders research facts about Christopher Columbus.  Students write their own opinion about Columbus's background focusing on three piecesof...
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Native American Living Museum

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders complete a unit of lessons on Native Americans. They analyze Native American cultures, create a Native American artifact for a Living Museum, and develop a tour of the museum using a digital camera and a Powerpoint...
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Mesoamerican Codex Books

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders recreate Mesoamerican Codex Books using brown paper bags, paints, glue, an iron, and books on Mesoamerican Glyphs in this 5th grade activity in the Art classroom. Resource links and book references are provided for...
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Verb Tense Exercise 12

For Students 4th - 6th
For this verb tense worksheet, students fill in blanks with the correct tense of verbs in parentheses, using simple past, present perfect or past perfect. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Cultural Calendar

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students design their own cultural calendar.  In this calendar making lesson, students decide on a culture for a calendar theme and discuss how calendars differ from the US calendar.  Students create their own calendar using a template....
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Ed Change

Who Said It? A Re-Perception Quiz

For Students 9th - 12th
In this controversial issues worksheet, learners read 15 famous quotations on controversial topics and identify who said each of them.
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Anne Frank: Timeline

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students brainstorm all they know about World War II and Anne Frank. They create a timeline of the events that occured. They research the events on the timeline in their own family history.
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Canadian Museum of History

Canadian Museum of History: Maya Civilization

For Students 4th - 8th
Lots of information about many facets of the Maya civilization. Covers the history, people, geography, languages, cities, society, cosmology, the calendar, and lots more. Includes a glossary and a timeline.
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Mex Connect

Mexconnect: The Maya Civilization and Cities: A Resource Page

For Students 9th - 10th
The Maya series of articles consists of a map, Maya civilization timeline, cities, numerals and calendar, historical conflicts, and trade and commerce. Articles are written by Luis Dumois, a student of Mayan civilization. Galleries of...
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Incredible Art Department

The Incredible Art Department: Ancient Mayan Civilization Art & Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
Looks at the art and culture of the Maya civilization including history, forms of art, recent discoveries, and some art lessons. There is also a lengthy list of web resource links.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Maya Civilization

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive information about Maya history and civilization covering a wide range of topics.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Maya Civilization for Kids: Sites and Cities

For Students 1st - 9th
The Maya civilization included sites and cites such as Tikal, Caracol, and Chichen Itza. This site will review the cities that this civilization built.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Maya Civilization for Kids: Glossary and Terms

For Students 3rd - 8th
On this site, kids learn about the glossary and terms associated with the Maya civilization.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Maya Civilization for Kids: Government

For Students 3rd - 8th
Explore how powerful city-states ruled over the lands during the Maya civilization. This website explores the government and the kings of the Maya.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Maya Civilization for Kids: Timeline

For Students 3rd - 8th
A site dedicated to showing a timeline of the history of the Maya civilization including the Pre-classic, Classic, and Post-classic Periods.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Maya Civilization for Kids: Art and Crafts

For Students 3rd - 8th
Kids learn about the art and crafts from the Maya civilization including sculpture, carving, painting, and ceramic on this website.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Maya Civilization for Kids: Daily Life

For Students 3rd - 8th
On this site, students can study the daily life of people during the Maya civilization including clothing, food, housing, and entertainment.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Maya Civilization for Kids: Pyramids and Architecture

For Students 3rd - 8th
Study the pyramids and architecture of the Maya civilization including El Castillo, the kings' palaces, and ball courts on this website.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Maya Civilization for Kids: Religion and Mythology

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site can help students learn about the religion, gods, and mythology of the Maya civilization including Itzamna, Chaac, and Kukulcan.

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