What do you think you have in common with

someone who lived thousands of years ago? How

do you
your you
life is
similar
or different?
What
do think
you think
have
in common
with
someone who lived thousands of years ago? How
do youWhat
think happens
your life is
similar
or different?
when
cultures
meet?
What happens when cultures meet?
What do great cultures have in common?
What do great cultures have in common?
What factors caused their decline?
What factors
caused
their
decline?
What is
ancient
civilization?

People
What are inventions? Why are they made?

Aztecs
Incas

Surrounding Bodies of Water: Gulf of Mexico,

Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean
Elevation

Mayans

Precipatation
Temperature

Central Questions

Temperature
Longest River: Amazon River

Central Questions

Physical Geography

Longest River: Amazon River

Highest Mountain: Mt. Aconcagua

Physical Geography
Human Geography

How does geography impact a civilization?

How do we learn about ancient cultures/ What is
archaeology ?

Human Geography

Three Great Civilizations / How does

geography build ancient latin american
culture?

Hierarchy

"Big Thoughts" - All cultures find a way to plant and

pre- Columbian civilizations and the power of these
Architecture
grow food to feed their people. or All cultures find a
roles in their social studies notebooks.
way Thoughts"
to feed their- All
people,
including
farming
crops
of
Students
will
view
photos
of ancient architecture, ofHow
the did they adapt agriculture methods to suit
"Big
cultures
find
a way
to plant
and
followingMaya,
herds Aztec,
to hunt.and Inca. For example, pyramids,
Architecture
environment?
grow food to feed their people. or All cultures find a
Architecture
temples,
palaces,
houses,
and
ball courts.
Students
will
way to feed their people, including
farming
crops
of
Students
will view
photos
of
ancient
architecture,
ofHow
the
did they adapt agriculture methods to suit
identify
similarities
and
differences
among
the
followingMaya,
herds Aztec,
to hunt.and Inca. For example, pyramids,
environment?
architectural
andball
thecourts.
peopleStudents
who livedwill
or
Architecture
temples,
palaces,structures
houses, and
frequented
them.
identify similarities and differences among the
architectural structures and the people who lived or
frequented them.
Science

Science

Hierarchy

Geography of
Latin America

Writings
Flags

Languages:
Spanish,
Portuguese,
Lowest Population
Density:
FrenchAymara,
Guiana Quechua,
Guarani, French, English, Mayan, Haitian Creole,
Sranantongo-Dutch
Languages: Spanish, Portuguese, Aymara, Quechua,

Compete
map of Latin America
KWL a
Charts

Tools
Aspects of Culture

Guarani, French, English, Mayan, Haitian Creole,

Sranantongo-Dutch

KWL Charts
Videos
Videos
Museum Walk

Textbook reading
Flags

Highest Population Density: Barbados

Lowest Population Density: French Guiana

Tools

Portfolio

Farming/ Food

Largest City (population): Mexico City

Highest Population Density: Barbados

Compare and Contrast Charts / Venn Diagram

Compete a map of Latin America

Timeline
Portfolio
Farming/ Food

Largest Country: Brazil (in land area)

Smallest Country: Grenada (in land area)
Smallest Country: Grenada (in land area)
Largest City (population): Mexico City

Geography of
Latin America

Museum Walk
Timeline

Religion /Myths/Dieties

Highest Mountain: Mt. Aconcagua

Largest Country: Brazil (in land area)

Compare and Contrast Charts / Venn Diagram

Aspects of Culture

Religion /Myths/Dieties

Writings

Elevation
Precipatation

What is ancient civilization?

How does geography impact a civilization?

Students will read about and record the hierarchy of the

pre- Columbian civilizations and the power of these
in and
theirrecord
social the
studies
notebooks.
Students will readroles
about
hierarchy
of the

and differences among the Aztec, Maya, and Inca gods

and goddesses.

Surrounding Bodies of Water: Gulf of Mexico,

Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean

Mayans
Incas

What are inventions? Why are they made?

How do we learn about ancient cultures/ What is

archaeology ?

Students will utilize charts with descriptions of the

different gods and goddesses to determine similarities
and differences
among
Aztec,
Maya,
and Incaofgods
Students will
utilizethe
charts
with
descriptions
the
and goddesses.
different gods and goddesses to determine
similarities

People

Aztecs

Textbook reading

Miscelanious

Flag, Capitals, Currency

Flag, Capitals, Currency

Miscelanious