Alex: The Early Americas Civilizations Power Point

This lesson is for cooperative learning groups. This lesson will take place in the classroom and the computer lab. Middle schoolers will create PowerPoints on the early Americas civilizations of the Hohokam, Anasazi, Mississippians, Inuit, Iroquois, Pueblo, Navajo, Hopi, Olmec, Toltec, Maya, Aztec, and Inca. Students will compare these early Americas civilizations. Middle schoolers will explain the government, culture and society of each of the above groups. Students will also create a codex on themselves using information learned from the Mayan codices.