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Mexico: A Look At Its Culture and Geography

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Students canvass the Mexican geography, culture, dress, language, crafts, and traditions in this unit of eight lessons. The Mexican Independance Day is compared to our own and the contributions of the Mayan, Azetec, and Spanish are recalled.

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canada, conquistadors, mexico, the aztecs, the mayans, the united states

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aztecs, canada, conquistadors, fiesta, mayas, mexico, tenochitilan, united states, social studies
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Grade
1st
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Resource Type
Unit Plans
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For Teacher Use
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Project-Based Learning
Year
2002
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