Lesson Plan
Teacher Planet

Teacher Planet: Mexico Resource Page

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Your complete resource for everything to do with Mexico. Here you can find lesson plans and units, activities, worksheets, clipart, pictures, and other internet resources.
Website
Nations Online Project

Nations Online: Mexico

For Students 9th - 10th
Offers a virtual destination guide and country profile of Mexico, background overview, and numerous links to comprehensive information on the country's culture, history, geography, economy, environment, population, news, government, and...
Handout
Museum of the City of San Francisco

Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco: William Walker

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an in-depth site from the Museum of San Francisco covering the adventures of William Walker, including his conquering of Nicaragua.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Mexico

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this lesson, students explore Mexico by navigating the Internet and reading a variety of literature. Traditions, holidays, clothing, etc., of Mexico will be compared to American culture. A newsletter creates a way for students to...
Lesson Plan
Crayola

Crayola: Mexican Moments

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Investigate the Aztec calendar then create a fictional scroll calendar with details of an imaginary trip to Mexico.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1844 1877: Annexing Texas

For Students 9th - 10th
Quickly following Texan independence, the United States admitted Texas into the republic as a slave state.
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Kids: Abby & Rosita's Wand Chase

For Students K - 1st
In this episode, Abby and Rosita travel in a hot air balloon to different countries in chase of the bird who stole Abby's wand.
Primary
Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: Texas Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
This primary source set uses illustrations, documents, and photographs to tell the story of the Texas Revolution.
Handout
Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Global Edge: Mexico: Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore statistics, history, culture, economy, politics, and demographics for the country of Mexico in North America.
Website
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Piece of Dinosaur Extinction Asteroid Puzzle Recovered

For Students 9th - 10th
The first meteorite fossil discovered in this period when tests can be run on it, was found at Chicxulub in Northeastern Yucatan, Mexico. Scientists believe it is part of the meteorite which made the dinosaurs extinct.
Graphic
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: America Del Norte: Mexico

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a map of Mexico in Spanish, with informational data also presented in Spanish about the country. Land mass, population, life expectancy, literacy, industry, agriculture, minerals and resources are among the topics...
Handout
American Indian Heritage Foundation

Indians.org: The Aztecs/mexicas

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the Aztecs or Mexicas via this broad look at the mesoamerican empire via an overview description and many detail links on different aspects of the culture.
Handout
American Indian Heritage Foundation

American Indian Heritage Foundation: Aztec Creation

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief story describing the creation of the world according to Aztec belief called Coatlique.
Activity
Mex Connect

Mexico Connect: Mexican Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
An article written for a newspaper about the Mexico Revolution of 1910.
Website
Mex Connect

Mex connect.com: The Transformation of Porfirio Diaz

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource gives an account of the life of Porfirio Diaz and his role in Mexican history.
Website
Mex Connect

Mexconnect: Mexico's Colonial Era

For Students 9th - 10th
The situation in Mexico in the 16th century, after the conquest. This brief site discusses Hernan Cortes, and the territorial expansion that characterized this time in Mexico's history.
Website
Mex Connect

Mexconnect: A New Generation Embraces Centuries Old Music of Mexico

For Students 9th - 10th
An article on mariachi music, which originated in the Mexican state of Jalisco.
Website
Mex Connect

Mexico Connect: The Post Classic Period

For Students 9th - 10th
This article includes a summary of Toltec culture and civilization. There is also a link to a timeline of Mexican history.
Handout
Mex Connect

Mexconnect: The Classic Period (300 900 Ce): Part 1/3

For Students 9th - 10th
First in a three-part article that focuses on three Mesoamerican cities, beginning with Teotihuacan in present day Mexico.
Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Pacific Ring of Fire

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia offers information on the location of the Pacific Ring of Fire, an area of frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Map included.
Website
Mex Connect

Guadalajara and the Archeological Site of Iztepete

For Students 9th - 10th
The article contains the background on the archeological site of Iztepete.
Website
Geographic

Mexico Geography Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Clim

For Students 9th - 10th
Short country profile with location, geographic coordinates, comparison of size with US states, etc.
Article
Other

Green De Witt Colony: Green De Witt

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biography of the leader and founder of the DeWitt Colony in Texas, Green DeWitt.
Website
Penguin Publishing

Penguin Random House: Laura Esquivel

For Students 9th - 10th
Short biography of Laura Esquivel, the author of Like Water for Chocolate and other novels. This site presents her novel Ley del Amor.