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PBS

Pbs: Commanding Heights the Battle for the World Economy

For Students 9th - 10th
A huge site dedicated to an understanding of the current global economic system. Includes the history, forces, values and perceptions that have shaped the world's economy. A comprehensive resource that includes a detailed economic report...
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Carlsbad Caverns National Park

For Students 9th - 10th
Homepage for the National Park Service website, provides comprehensive information about the Park, including facilities, photos, visitor information, history, and other resources.
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Mex Connect

Mex Connect: "El Grito" (The Cry)

For Students 9th - 10th
Magazine article discussing in detail Mexico's Independence from Spain in 1810. This is celebrated each year on September 15th with the "Gritto", the Cry of independence, shouted by the President of Mexico.
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Instituto Latinoamericano de la Comunicacion Educativa

Red Escolar: La Noche Triste

For Students 9th - 10th
In Spanish. Reading fragments of three different authors: Fernado de Alva Ixtlixochitl, Fray Diego Duran and Bernal Diaz del Castillo. Learn about one of the episodes of the conquest of Mexico known as "Sad Night".
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Yale University

Ynhti: An Excursion to Cities of Mysterious Pasts

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A learning unit which explores both the modern city of Mexico City and the cities that lie hidden underneath: Tenochyiylan and Teotihuacan.
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Other

Cancun: The Yucatan Peninsula

For Students 9th - 10th
Description of the region of the Yucatan Peninsula giving information on the climate, location, and history of the area.
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Other

Moctezuma's Feather Crown

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about the Copilli Queztalli crown. In addition, the group Yankuikanahuak is requesting that the crown be returned to Mexico.
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Cayuse Canyon

The Us50

For Students 9th - 10th
This clickable map of the United States gives students access to research information from history and tourism to attractions and famous historic figures.
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Curated OER

Flag of Mexico

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an online resource for information on Mexico. The site includes map and flag, government, languages, natural resources, industries, economic summary, and a history of the country.
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Other

Maps: The Mexican Revolution: 1910 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
Five maps of the Mexican Revolution, with battle sites and areas of power.
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Other

November 20 Commemoration of the Mexican Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
A short account of the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920).
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Mex Connect

Mex Connect: The State of Oaxaca

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the state of Oaxaca, maps, history, pictures, places to stay and much more. This site includes some personal insights into the region.
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Other

Different World Travel: Chichen Itza

For Students 9th - 10th
This article for tourists visiting the Mayan and Toltec city of Chichen Itza features information about the site's access and history.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Rivera, Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in Alameda Central Park

For Students 9th - 10th
"In Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in Alameda Central Park", hundreds of characters from 400 years of Mexican history gather for a stroll through Mexico City's largest park. View pictures of this Diego Rivera painting and read about the...
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Charles I. Kelly and Lawrence E. Kelly

Many things.org: In 1845, Republic of Texas Faces a Choice

For Students 5th - 8th
An explanation of the difficulties the Republic of Texas encountered when deciding whether to join the Union. Also discusses President James Polk's efforts to expand the territories held by the United States, which brought him into...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Templo Mayor at Tenochtitlan, Coyolxauhqui Stone and Olmec Mask

For Students 9th - 10th
The Templo Mayor was positioned at the center of the Mexica capital and thus the entire empire. The temple contained many Mexica (Aztec) artifacts and gives us a glimpse into their rituals and beliefs. View pictures and read about the...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Mexico City and Vicinity, 1580

For Students 9th - 10th
A facsimile of a map by Saverio Clavigero (1780) of Tenochtitlan (Mexico City) and vicinity around the time of the Spanish conquest in 1519. This map, according to William H. Prescott (History of the Conquest of Mexico, 1876), defies...
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Curated OER

Unesco: Mexico: Historic Centre of Morelia

For Students 9th - 10th
Built in the 16th century, Morelia is an outstanding example of urban planning which combines the ideas of the Spanish Renaissance with the Mesoamerican experience. Well-adapted to the slopes of the hill site, its streets still follow...
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Curated OER

Unesco: Mexico: El Tajin, Pre Hispanic City

For Students 9th - 10th
Located in the state of Veracruz, El Tajin was at its height from the early 9th to the early 13th century. It became the most important centre in north-east Mesoamerica after the fall of the Teotihuacan Empire. Its cultural influence...
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Curated OER

Unesco: Mexico: Pre Hispanic City of Chichen Itza

For Students 9th - 10th
This sacred site was one of the greatest Mayan centres of the Yucatan peninsula. Throughout its nearly 1,000-year history, different peoples have left their mark on the city. The Maya and Toltec vision of the world and the universe is...
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Curated OER

Unesco: Mexico: Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines

For Students 9th - 10th
Founded by the Spanish in the early 16th century, Guanajuato became the world's leading silver-extraction centre in the 18th century. This past can be seen in its 'subterranean streets' and the 'Boca del Inferno', a mineshaft that...
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Curated OER

Miguel Hidalgo, Often Called the Father of Mexico.

For Students 9th - 10th
A short history of the struggle for Mexican independence from Spain, with special emphasis given to the efforts of Miguel Hidalgo Costilla, who became known as the "father of the Mexican Revolution".
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Chihuahuan Pocket Mouse

For Students 4th - 8th
The Chihuahuan Pocket Mouse differs only slightly in appearance from the Desert Pocket Mouse (Chaetodipus penicillatus) but there is little overlap in their geographic ranges. The Chihuahuan Pocket Mouse is a bit larger and lighter than...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Arizona Shrew

For Students 4th - 8th
The Arizona Shrew was at first found only in Arizona, but it is now known to occur in New Mexico and northern Mexico as well. Until the 1990s, only about 22 specimens had ever been collected. Learn more about the Sorex arizonae, more...