Media –Rich Lesson Plan
Teacher Training Institute
Prairie Public
Name: Ann F. Woell
TITLE:
Early Civilizations in the Americas - What happened?
GRADE LEVEL(S);
9th Grade
TIME ALLOTMENT:
90 minutes a day over 2 days
OVERVIEW:
Students will see two videos of past civilizations and compare the two;
discussing the differences between then and now
SUBJECT MATTER:
History - World History (Post- Classical and Medieval Civilizations)
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
To Analyze the factors that led to the emergence and expansion of the
multi-ethnic Aztec and Inca empires in the Americas. (Post- Classical and
Medieval Civilizations and Expanding Zones of Exchange: 600-1450)
STANDARDS:
MN State Standards for 9th Grade History
Hemispheric networks intensified as a result of innovations in agriculture,
trade across longer distances, the consolidation of belief systems and the
development of new multi-ethnic empires while diseases and climate
change caused sharp, periodic fluctuations in global population. (PostClassical and Medieval Civilizations and Expanding Zones of Exchange:
600-1450)
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DIGITAL MEDIA COMPONENTS – VIDEO AND/OR WEB:
PBS video - Secrets of the Dead - Aztec Massacre
http://video.pbs.org/video/1207009525t
53 minutesMassacre
Archaeologists make a grisly find: Four hundred skeletons buried in a
mass grave. The bodies have lain undisturbed for 500 years, since the
time of the Spanish conquest. But this is no ordinary gravesite. The
remains suggest these people met a gruesome end at the hands of the
Aztecs, who ruled Mesoamerica in the 14th through 16th centuries. But
who were the victims and why were they killed?
PBS video - NOVA - Ghosts of Machu Picchu
http://video.pbs.org/video/1392958573
Why did the Incas abandon their city in the clouds?
MATERIALS:
World Map of the Americas 600-1450
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List of words to be defined and then observed during the movies
PREP FOR TEACHERS:
Login to Worldbook online and Google Earth.
List the words on the board that students will need to find examples of in
each video
Students will use plain paper and a pencil to make a T-chart (see below)
Print the Venn Diagram (see below) and use a document camera with
markers so students can write on the paper
LCD projector will be used
INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITY - SETTING THE STAGE : MATERIALS:
(remember to number each step)
1. Bring up an electronic map of the Americas 600-1450 from online
World Book Encyclopedia
2. Google earth could be used too, so students can see the location and
terrain of these cultures
3. List of words written on the board to discuss before viewing videosthese words are:
Geography
Dates
Engineering
Art
History
Culture
Archeology
Religion
LEARNING ACTIVITIES: MATERIALS:
1. Students will make a T-chart. The Incas on one side and the Aztecs on
the other.
2.
Incas
Aztecs
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3. Viewing each video, they will list what they see from the word list;
noting things about geography, dates of empire habitations and
expansions, engineering feats, type of art work done, history of the
empire, the culture (people), archeological evidence and religious
practices
4. These T-charts will be collected and graded. Students will receive one
point for each entry of each word, for each group for a total of 16
points
(remember to number each step)
CULMINATING ACTIVITY:
MATERIALS:
(remember to number each step)
1. Students will share their findings with the class
2. Create a class Venn Diagram
Aztecs
Incas
3.
4. Students will be asked to enter data using a document camera
5. After students have entered the data, the class will discuss the
similarities of present day culture to those of these ancient civilizations
CROSS-CURRICULAR ACTIVITY:
MATERIALS:
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This activity is related to math, art and Spanish language classes.
Collaboration with these teachers can be explored as part of a bigger
project
(remember to number each step)
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS:
Spanish language classes take a trip every 2 years to Mexico. This activity
could prepare students for the upcoming trip.
Community members with a Mexican heritage can speak about their
connections to the past and how that affects their culture today.
STUDENT MATERIALS:
Paper and pencils
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