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Ecuadorian Highlands Lesson Lesson PlanEcuadorian Highlands Lesson Lesson Plan
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7th - 10th
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Ecuadorian Highlands Lesson

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Indigenous peoples resided in the highlands of Ecuador as far back as 5,000 B.C. To learn about the lives of these people, class pairs research the farming and the building methods, the arts and crafts, and the beliefs of the early settlers and present their findings to the class.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

the incan empire, the incas, south america, indigenous people, artifacts

Additional Tags

equador, inca empire, south america, social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Create a class web site where researchers can list helpful sites

Classroom Considerations

  • Presumes class members can craft a paragraph in Spanish

Pros

  • After listening to the presentations, learners craft a paragraph in Spanish the describes a day in the life of an indigenous city dweller

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RH.6-8.7

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