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Tour Of South America Lesson Plan

Tour Of South America

6th - 8th
Students explore South America. For this geography lesson, students research landmarks of historical or national significance and use their findings to create slideshows.
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Metal Tooling with Colored Pencils Lesson Plan

Metal Tooling with Colored Pencils

K - 12th
Take your art class back centuries to the art of metal tooling. This is an art technique also referred to as embossing, or repajado in Mexico and South America. This is a fun project to introduce a new technique and new materials. This...
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Let's Travel to South America Presentation

Let's Travel to South America

3rd - 5th
Introduce young scholars to the wonders of South America. Each slide contains images and text relating basic facts about South American people, history, animals, and environment. This would be a good introduction to a new or upcoming...
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War and Nation Building in Latin America: Crash Course World History 225 Video

War and Nation Building in Latin America: Crash Course World History 225

12 mins 9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Does war hinder the growth of nation-states, or does it facilitate development? A video from Crash Course World History examines this question in the context of Latin America, particularly how the lack of international war in Central and...
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Countries of South America Lesson Plan

Countries of South America

6th - 8th
Middle schoolers focus on the geography of the countries of South America. Using a map, they identify the European countries who claimed the South American countries and research the influences they had on South America. To end the...
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Geospy Lesson Plan

Geospy

9th - 12th
Students role play as tour operators by planning a group tour to a country in Africa, Asia, or South America. They research the culture, physical geography, and history of one of the countries to highlight their tour destinations. They...
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Exploring South America Lesson Plan

Exploring South America

7th - 9th
Students research South American to prepare a PowerPoint presentation about its culture, traditions, and societies. In this South American research lesson, students research South American based on their export products to create a...
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Olinguito Video

Olinguito

6 mins 6th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Sometimes a brand new species of mammal is hiding right under our noses! Meet the olinguito, a raccoon-like mammal from South America. Part of a larger playlist on mammals, an interesting video discusses how a researcher from The...
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Trade Missions Lesson Plan

Trade Missions

4th - 6th
Young scholars research the products of countries in Central and South America. t research which products from the countries they represent are imported to the United States. They create tables and/or graphs to indicate annual totals.
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The Land of the Inca Lesson Plan

The Land of the Inca

K - 2nd
Students identify The United States, North America, and South America on a world map. They discuss how the people of South America live and describe the geography of the land.
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Country: Brazil Lesson Plan

Country: Brazil

1st - 12th
Students use the internet to explore the culture, history, language and animals of Brazil. They read first hand accounts of students growing up in the South American country.
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Economic Systems of the Incas and Aztecs Activities & Project

Economic Systems of the Incas and Aztecs

6th - 8th
CCSS: Adaptable
New ReviewThe Inca and Aztecs created vast economic empires in South America, but how did economics play a role? A simulation activity and reading help scholars evaluate the kinds of markets these great civilizations created. They then consider...
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Spanish-Speaking South America Graphic Organizer

Spanish-Speaking South America

7th - 8th
In this South America learning exercise, learners learn about the history and development of Spanish-speaking South America. Students utilize a graphic organizer and answer several questions based on their reading.
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Spanish-Speaking South America Worksheet

Spanish-Speaking South America

7th - 8th
In this Spanish-Speaking worksheet, students fill in nine questions about the history, resources, and culture of various countries in South America without using a word bank.
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Early Civilizations of the Andes Worksheet

Early Civilizations of the Andes

7th - 10th
In this South American culture worksheet, students respond to 8 multiple choice questions about the early civilizations of the Andes region.
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Travel Diary Lesson Plan

Travel Diary

10th
Darwin kept a travel diary as he voyaged to South America, noting the politics, geography, cultures, animals, and interesting facts he encountered. Your class will do the same. Each student chooses a country to research and keep a five...
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South America Commercials Lesson Plan

South America Commercials

6th - 8th
Pupils create commercials that promote travel to South American countries in this middle-level lesson for the Social Studies classroom. The lesson suggests using educational software including MS Word, MS Powerpoint, and MS Publisher.
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Taking the Lead Lesson Plan

Taking the Lead

6th - 12th
Learners discover how officials are elected in countries of interest to them. After reading an article, they examine election fraud allegations in Peru. They create a poster showing the election process and assess them in a written essay.
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South America Worksheet

South America

7th - 10th
A word bank provides the terms for 14 fill-in-the-blank statements about South American history. Intended as a guided reading exercise for a specific text, this handout may yet be useful as a pre- or post-assessment. It does not include...
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Weaving in Ecuador Lesson Plan

Weaving in Ecuador

6th
Ecuador has a rich history of weaving and textiles in its culture. Sixth graders view images to learn more about traditional Ecuadorian weaving before working on a mini-weaving project themselves.
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South American Quiz 2 Worksheet

South American Quiz 2

6th - 12th
In this South American worksheet, students complete short answer questions about the history and geography about South America. Students answer 10 short answer questions.
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The Columbian Exchange Activities & Project

The Columbian Exchange

6th - 8th
CCSS: Adaptable
New ReviewWhat did you have for dinner last night? Many scholars ask that question without considering the history behind the foods they eat. Using a simulation, scholars investigate how the foods they eat are the product of the Columbian...
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Women Of Jamestown Lesson Plan Lesson Plan
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Women Of Jamestown Lesson Plan

9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
To better understand the role women played in early 17th century US history, class members examine the National Women's History Museum's online exhibit, Building the New World; the Women of Jamestown Settlement. After reading studying...
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Spanish-Speaking South America Graphic Organizer

Spanish-Speaking South America

6th - 7th
In this South America worksheet, students complete a chart detailing factors that have shaped the subregion, then fill in a graphic organizer. There are also two map questions.
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