Social Studies Strands

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Social Studies Strands

• Mexico 2nd grade
• Emily Marshall Emily Cowell
• Dr. Helms ED 417

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The Strands

• American Heritage
• People and Society
• World Interactions
• Decision Making and Resources
• Democratic Process
• Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities
• Science and Technology

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American Heritage

• Activities and Websites

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American Heritage Activities

• Have students create a timeline recording the
  important dates of Mexican history and American
  history.
• Have students pick a significant date in Mexican
  history and write a paragraph about each.
• After reading the books The Incas and The Aztecs,
  have the students compare between the two tribes.
• Watch the video The Spanish Explorers of America.
  Have them write about their favorite explorer.
• Have students participate in the Cinco de Mayo
  celebration, where they listen to Mexican music
  and eat Mexican food.

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American Heritage Websites

• http//encarta.msn.com
• http//209.145.57.115/forms/mexicoholidays.htm
• http//www.encyclopedia.com/
• http//www.web-holidays.com/demayo
• http//www.mexonline.com/

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People in Society

• Activities and Websites

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People in Society Activities

• Students use How Would You Survive CD-Rom about
  the Aztecs, to learn about their daily lives.
• Students will make a Venn Diagram comparing and
  contrasting the Mexicans and Americans.
• Using a map of Mexico, students will recognize
  where the most populated areas are presently and
  in the past.
• Talk about the celebration of their Quinceras
  (15th birthday).
• Students use How Would You Survive CD-Rom about
  the Incas, to learn about their daily lives.

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People in Society Websites

• http//inside-mexico.com/
• http//www.mexicoart.net/
• http//www.differentworld.com/mexico/com/
• http//www.texmextogo.com/tortillas.htm
• http//mexicanfood.about.com/food/mexicanfood/libr
  ary

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World Interactions

• Activities and Websites

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World Interactions Activities

• Students will create a map from clay showing the
  major mountain forms and water ways in Mexico.
• Students will point out major Mexican cities on a
  map.
• Students will name the states that border Mexico.
• Students will collect news clippings (about U.S.
  problems) from the paper or magazines. The will
  then compare the clipping to Mexican problems.
• Students will develop a map using cardinal
  directions, stats, and major highways to find a
  route from Ohio to Mexico.

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World Interactions Websites

• http//www.reefcomber.co.za/cancun.htm
• http//www.mexicotravel.com/mexico/owa/sectur.inic
  io
• http//www.greenbuilder.com/mader/ecotravel/border
  /borderlands.html
• http//www.geocities.com/redhourglass/scorpions.ht
  ml
• http//www.nationalgeographic.com/mexico/

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Decision Making and Resources

• Activities and Websites

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Decision Making/Resources Activities

• Students will find goods we use in school and
  find out which are produced in Mexico.
• Read the book Inventors and Inventions. Have
  students discuss the inventions of Mexican
  inventors and how we use them in our society.
• Using their math skills, give the students an
  allowance that a child in Mexico may receive and
  see what they could buy in America.
• Identify the kinds of currency used in Mexico.
• Make a bar graph with the top five things
  produced in Mexico.

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Decision Making/Resources Websites

• http//www.x-rates.com/
• http//www.webopedia.com/
• http//www.internet.com/sections/resources.html
• http//www.cyberatlas.internet.com/
• http//www.win.tue.nl/cs/fm/engels/
• discovery/index.html - northam

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Democratic Process

• Activities and Websites

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Democratic Process Activities

• Students will find in who is the president of
  Mexico and three other leaders and write at least
  one sentence on what their job is for their
  country.
• Students will then compare and contrast the
  president of the U.S. and the president of
  Mexico. Then write a report on three differences
  or similarities.
• Students will research the process of electing
  the President in Mexico and role-play an election
  in the classroom.

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Democratic Process Activities continued

• Using newspaper clippings students will learn how
  the president of the U.S. and the president of
  Mexico, work together for the two countries.
• Students will, as a class make a Venn Diagram
  comparing and contrasting the government of the
  U.S. and Mexico.

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Democratic Process Websites

• library.activedayton.com
• http//www.washingtonpost.com/
• http//www.mexicanwave.com/election2000/index.asp
• http//www.newsday.com/
• http//www.cnn.com/

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Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities

• Activities and Websites

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Citizenship Rights/Responsibilities Activities

• Watch the video Mexican-American Cultures. Have
  students discuss how their culture and the
  Mexican culture are alike and different.
• Have students work in small groups to create a
  play depicting the life of a Mexican child.
• Each small group will be given the task of
  building a Mayan temple. The group must work
  together to build their model.
• Each student will write an evaluation of their
  group and how they worked together.
• Each group will choose a leader, recorder, time
  keeper and supply manager, for their group.

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Citizenship Rights/Responsibilities Websites

• http//www.maya-art-books.org/
• http//www.anthroarcheart.org/labna2.htm
• http//www.public.iastate.edu/
• http//www.historychannel.com/
• http//www.yahooligans.com/

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Science and Technology

• Activities and Websites

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Science and Technology Activities

• Students will use the internet, with a given web
  site to find out what (if anything) happened on
  that date in Mexican history.
• Students will use Babelfish web site to translate
  a story, written by them, from English to
  Spanish.
• Students will use the weather web site to find
  out what the weather is like in Mexico and write
  a paragraph telling where they would rather be on
  that day.
• In small groups students will find, on the
  internet, supervised by teacher, the lowest fares
  to a Mexican city of their choice.
• Students will take a virtual tour of Mayan ruins
  on the internet.

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Science and Technology Websites

• http//www.scopesys.com/today/
• http//www.expedia.com/
• http//www.weather.com/
• http//www.virtualpalenque.com
• http//babelfish.altavista.com