Nearly all students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
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With the materials provided, students will be able to explore the histories and cultures of the Meso Americans in a unique and hands on way.
Most of my students identify as Hispanic or Latino and have
close relatives living in a country with ties to the Mayan, Incan, and Aztec civilizations.
This will be a two week long rotating set of activities where students will model ocarinas in the Mayan fashion using clay
while learning about Mayan art and history. Students will participate in archaeological digs, haul their own dirt, and carefully catalogue artifacts while studying archeological methodologies. While grinding maize and cooking masa into fresh tortillas, students will read traditional recipes and primary sources from women who lived centuries ago. Students will make quipus and learn how the Incans kept records without a written language. In addition to the hands on stations, students will be exposed to primary and secondary sources, read, write, analyze art and watch relevant documentaries on the lives and culture of the Meso Americans. The culminating activity will be a Mayan ball game competition between students.
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With the materials provided, students will be able to explore the histories and cultures of the Meso Americans in a unique and hands on way.
Most of my students identify as Hispanic or Latino and have
close relatives living in a country with ties to the Mayan, Incan, and Aztec civilizations.
This will be a two week long rotating set of activities where students will model ocarinas in the Mayan fashion using clay
while learning about Mayan art and history. Students will participate in archaeological digs, haul their own dirt, and carefully catalogue artifacts while studying archeological methodologies. While grinding maize and cooking masa into fresh tortillas, students will read traditional recipes and primary sources from women who lived centuries ago. Students will make quipus and learn how the Incans kept records without a written language. In addition to the hands on stations, students will be exposed to primary and secondary sources, read, write, analyze art and watch relevant documentaries on the lives and culture of the Meso Americans. The culminating activity will be a Mayan ball game competition between students.