Project Idea

Aztecs, Mayas, and Incas

Author(s): Francisco H. Ciriza

E-mail Address: fciriza@mail.sandi.net

School: Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary

Grade Level: 4-6

Principal Currlcular Areas Addressed: Social Studies, Language Arts, Math

TPFS Section: Triton/Patterns Fall Symposium: Thursdays @ Brooklyn

Topic:

This project will cover any of three pre-Columbian civilizations from Mexico, Central America, and Peru

Learning Goals:

Student will participate in...

reading for information
creating storyboards for multimedia presentaion
descriptive writing
utilizing technology tools (Clarisworks, Hyperstudio, Kidpix Studio Deluxe)

Learner Task:

Using a template, students will create a multimedia presentaion using Hyperstudio to demonstrate various cultural traits of pre-Columbian civilizations.

Resources:

Resources for this project idea might include....

encyclopedias-books and online
CD-ROM's
videos (titles)
internet links

When you're done drafting your idea, erase all the green text prompts, and save the file under an appropriate name like tide-investigation.html. Your instructor or one of the mentors will collect it for you and it will be posted on the symposium website in a day or two.