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Lin and Don Donn

Lin and Don Donn: Maya Empire for Kids: Daily Life

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
A history teacher shares ideas as well as lesson and unit plans for teaching about the Mayans.
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EL Education

El Education: Meet the Maya

For Teachers 6th - 8th
After researching ancient and contemporary Mayan culture, students each write and illustrate a page to add to a class alphabet book.
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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.
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PBS

Pbs Nova: Reading Maya Hieroglyphs

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of a larger site from PBS on Mayan culture, this page refers specifically to the Mayan form of writing through hieroglyphs.
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Other

The Maya Calendar: A Converter

For Students 9th - 10th
Gives the Mayan days and months. In addition, a Java Applet is included which will convert any date (Gregorian calendar) to its corresponding Mayan date.
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Curated OER

Wikipedia: Maya Script

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed information on the Maya system of writing. The article explains the history of Maya script and how it was deciphered.
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Curated OER

Wikipedia: Maya Script

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed information on the Maya system of writing. The article explains the history of Maya script and how it was deciphered.
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Curated OER

Wikipedia: Maya Art

For Students 9th - 10th
This article describes different forms of Maya art - ceramics, painting, sculpture and writing.
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Curated OER

Wikipedia: Maya Art

For Students 9th - 10th
This article describes different forms of Maya art - ceramics, painting, sculpture and writing.
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Curated OER

Wikipedia: Maya Art

For Students 9th - 10th
This article describes different forms of Maya art - ceramics, painting, sculpture and writing.
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Curated OER

Wikipedia: Maya Art

For Students 9th - 10th
This article describes different forms of Maya art - ceramics, painting, sculpture and writing.
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Curated OER

Maya Lin

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Maya Lin.
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Curated OER

Maya Lin

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Maya Lin.
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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Mayan Mathematics

For Students 9th - 10th
After a historical introduction, this site from the University of St. Andrews provides information about the mathematics of the Maya Civilization and shows just how advanced they were.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Junior Scholastic: Jungle of Secrets

For Students 3rd - 5th
Check out this site to discover more about the Ancient Maya culture. An article and video are provided. [2:19]
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Tzolk'in

For Students 9th - 10th
The Tzolkin is another name for the Maya calendar. The meanings of the symbols on the Tzolk'in and various interpretations that are given to the calendar are outlined here.
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Other

Global Exchange: Guatemala, a Brief History

For Students 9th - 10th
What a rich history Guatemala has. Study it on this Global Exchange page, from the Maya civilization to the conquest of Spain, to the independence of the nation and its civil war.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Yaxchilan Lintels 24 & 25 From Structure 23 & Structures 33 & 40

For Students 9th - 10th
Yaxchilan is host to an impressive number of structures and monuments-over 100-and is especially famous for its high-quality relief carvings. Specifically the lintels exemplify the skilled carving of Maya artists at Yaxchilan-and the...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: World History: Unit: 600 1450 Regional & Interregional Interaction

For Students 9th - 10th
The World History unit is from Khan Academy. The years 600 to 1450 are included. The Byzantine Empire, European Middle Ages, origins of Islam, spread of Islam, Great Schism, Crusades, Mongols, Song China, Medieval Japan, Maya Empire,...
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United Nations

United Nations Cyberschoolbus: Indigenous Peoples

For Students 3rd - 8th
Students can explore the cultures of various indigenous peoples around the world, e.g., the Maya of Guatemala, Amazon tribes, the Maori, the Navajo, and the Saami in Norway and Sweden. They will examine what it means to be indigenous and...
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Other

Mayan Kids

For Students 3rd - 5th
Explore the history, beliefs, people, and culture of the ancient Maya in this enchanting website. It includes games, clip art, and a glossary of terms.
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Other

Tennessee Technological University: Civilization in Central America

For Students 9th - 10th
An outline of important civilizations in Central America that includes the Olmecs, the Maya, the Toltecs, and the Aztecs. The Aztec civilization is the focal point of the outline, which gives the major points concerning their culture in...
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Curated OER

Maya Angelou

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Maya Angelou.
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Curated OER

Maya Angelou

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Maya Angelou.

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