Students research information about ruins of Machu Picchu in Peru, closely examine pictures of construction of Machu Picchu, and create paintings and write reports to demonstrate their knowledge of history, location, significance, and...

This is a strange question; but what kind of vessel would you be and why? After examining images of a large Inca jug, the class sets to writing a creative narrative that answers that very interesting question. They start by researching...

Students examine the panpipe and the cultures that use them in their music. They view photos of Peru and Bolivia and discuss their cultures, listen to recordings of music that includes the panpipe, and construct a panpipe using PVC...

Young scholars develop vocabulary to read and explain an article abou the Chile Peru Agreement. They complete worksheets and on online quiz to increase vocabulary.

Pupils complete activities to learn about the music concept of accelerando. For this accelerando lesson, students sing songs and learn tempo. Pupils use the Yiddish circle dance 'Bim Bam' to complete a circle dance. Students also learn...

Get ready to explore the piece Tahitian Landscape with your seventh graders. They discuss the primitive style, bright colors, and impressionism found in the work, as well as biographical information regarding Gauguin's life. There are...

Sixth graders study how erosion affects archaeology sites. For this investigative lesson, 6th graders construct a model of a pyramid using sugar cubes. They will investigate in groups how water, wind, and sunlight affects their model...

Students discuss the uses of a potato. In this food group lesson, students identify the five food groups and which one the potato belongs to. They create potato printing, compare different kinds of potatoes, grow a potato plant, and more.

Students research the importance of community leaders in portraits. For this art history lesson, students look at the painting "The Ascension of Simon Bolivar on Mount Jamaica" and discuss what they see in the portrait. Students research...

Students study the Aztecs and Incas. In this Aztecs and Incas lesson, students discover their similiarities and differences and how the Spainards defeated both. Students create a picture book about one of these empires.

Students create a book about animal species found only in the Amazon rain forest. They find one species to represent each letter of the alphabet, and write each name on a different piece of paper. They illustrate each page with an...

Students examine the early civilizations of Central and South America. After examining hand-crafted objects, they discuss the craftsmanship of the Inca and how they used geometric shapes and symbols in their art. They draft a design...

Students are introduced to the process of mask-making. Using different cultures, they examine how masks have changed over time and identify the reason for them. They create their own mask with tooling foil and decorate them using...

Students study Earth Art Sculpture and its historic perspectives. They study important Earth Art sculptors, notably Andy Goldsworthy and view works of important Earth Artists. They explore the basic use of digital cameras and journal...

For this countries of the world worksheet, 6th graders watch a musical video, interactively select the correct words (11) for the lyrics of the song, complete 9 sentences about foreign countries, match 10 flags with their countries,...

Fifth graders listen to lectures on the ancient civilizations of the Aztecs, Incas and Mayans. They construct a mask base and then decorate it in thirds with symbols meaningful to each of the three cultures being studied.

Peru's cultural heritage is extensive and diverse, including important sites and artifacts from the ancient civilizations of the Moche and Nazca. However, these sites are being threatened by vandalism, invasion, looting, and illicit...

An award winning site that uncovers the lost Incan civilization. Features include history, administration, technology, arts, and maps. A sophisticated account of the Incas that is well worth a visit.

One of the most extraordinary masterpieces of the pre-Columbian Americas is a nearly 2,000-year-old cloth from the South Coast of Peru. View detailed pictures and read the backstory of this textile in this essay.

When the Spanish Crown (the monarchy) learned of the promise of wealth offered by vast continents that had been previously unknown to Europeans, they sent forces to colonize the land, convert the indigenous populations, and extract...

Machu Picchu was built as a royal estate for the first Inca emperor, Pachacuti Inka Yupanqui, in the middle of the 15th century in modern-day Peru. View pictures, read about the architecture, and learn how it was used in the Incan society.

Located in the desert on the South Coast of Peru, the Nasca Geoglyphs are among the world's largest drawings. Also referred to as the Nasca Lines, they are more accurately called geoglyphs, which are designs formed on the earth. View...

Paintings that celebrated St. Joseph as a youthful, caring father skyrocketed to popularity during the 16th and 17th centuries, both in Spain and throughout the Spanish Empire. This particular painting of the lively, vigorous St. Joseph...

The Brooklyn Museum of Art has in its collection a series of fourteen portraits of Inka rulers. View pictures of this collection and read the history of Inkan ruler Atahualpa in this essay.