American
History Curriculum
Topic 10 Incas, Mayans and Aztecs; Cortes and Pizzarro
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This
history topic covers the Incas, Mayans and Aztecs of Central and South America.
Scroll down to the schedule below for all of the activities! While studying this
topic you will get to:
- Be introduced to the histories, culture and geography of the Incas, Mayans and Aztecs
- Learn about ice mummies!
- Learn about some Spanish explorers
- Make an Aztec medallion
and of course much more! Enjoy!
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| Topic
10 Incas, Mayans and Aztecs; Cortes and Pizzarro | |
| Workbook |
The
Story of the U.S.A Book
1: Chapter 4 The Story of Slavery
(M-1) Chapter 5 The Search for
New Lands (M-2), (T-1) Chapter 6: The Spaniards Take Over Mexico (M-3), (T-2) |
| Reading |
Exploration
and Conquest Lost
Temple of the Aztecs : What it Was Like When the Spaniards Invaded Mexico Secret
of the Andes (Inca) Discovering the Inca Ice Maiden: My Adventures
on Ampato |
| History Pockets | History Pockets: Explorers
of North America Pocket 4 Hernando Cortes Map Sea Chest writing activity |
| Video |
Ice
mummies. Frozen in Heaven Secrets of Lost Empires. Vol. 5 Inca Ancient Maya Teacher’s Guide for the above video (PDF) *optional Ancient Inca *Optional |
|
Map or Globe (M) |
1.Europe, Spain, Portugal,
Ghana, Mali, Songhay 2. Pacific Ocean, Florida,
Philippine Islands, Asia, Spain 3. Mexico, Aztec Empire,
Peru, Inca Empire See History Pockets (Hernando Cortes’ route) 4. .Central America, Mexico, Peru, South America, Gulf of Mexico, Texas, Mississippi River |
| Timeline (T) | 1.Ponce de Leon landed in
Florida in 1513 Balboa saw the Pacific Ocean
in 1513 Magellan’s crew sailed around
the world 1519-1522 2. Cortes conquered Mexico
1521 Montezuma (leader of the Aztecs) Pizzarro attacked the Incas in Peru 1532 |
| Notebooking (Language arts, history papers, illustrations, etc.) |
Aztec Numbers
(codices) worksheet See History Pockets (sea
chest writing activity) Explorer
Mini-Report form (write and illustrate) Draw Write Now: p.42-43
The South Aztec
coloring sheets (Dover-style)
|
| Science | .IF you watch the Secrets of Lost Empires DVD, you may want to do this fun activity: "Hang in There" (after viewing the segment where they build a bridge from twisted grass). Build a suspension bridge out of newspaper strips and experiment with ways to make it stronger. |
| Cooking | . |
| Crafts |
Aztec Medallion (draw and color) (Crayola.com requires free registration) *See also the Aztec puppets above in notebooking |
| Extras, Alternate Books and Notes | Aztec Food Game - A simple slide the tiles activity that will help your child remember what the Aztecs ate. Reading Maya Hieroglyphics - A Shockwave activity Listen
to Llama sounds after reading Secret of the Andes: |
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