1. Social Studies Strands Mexico: 2nd grade Emily Marshall & Emily Cowell Dr. Helms ED 417

2. The Strands  American Heritage  People and Society  World Interactions  Decision Making and Resources  Democratic Process  Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities  Science and Technology

3. American Heritage Activities and Websites

4. 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.

5. American Heritage Websites  http://encarta.msn.com http://encarta.msn.com  http://209.145.57.115/forms/mexicoholida ys.htm http://209.145.57.115/forms/mexicoholida ys.htm  http://www.encyclopedia.com/ http://www.encyclopedia.com/  http://www.web-holidays.com/demayo http://www.web-holidays.com/demayo  http://www.mexonline.com/ http://www.mexonline.com/

6. People in Society Activities and Websites

7. 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.

8. People in Society Websites http://inside-mexico.com/ http://www.mexicoart.net/ http://www.differentworld.com/mexic o/com/http://www.differentworld.com/mexic o/com/ http://www.texmextogo.com/tortillas. htmhttp://www.texmextogo.com/tortillas. htm http://mexicanfood.about.com/food/m exicanfood/libraryhttp://mexicanfood.about.com/food/m exicanfood/library

9. World Interactions Activities and Websites

10. 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.

11. World Interactions Websites http://www.reefcomber.co.za/cancun.htm http://www.mexicotravel.com/mexico/owa/se ctur.inicio http://www.greenbuilder.com/mader/ecotrave l/border/borderlands.html http://www.geocities.com/redhourglass/scorp ions.html http://www.nationalgeographic.com/mexico/

12. Decision Making and Resources Activities and Websites

13. 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.

14. Decision Making/Resources Websites http://www.x-rates.com/ http://www.webopedia.com/ http://www.internet.com/sections/resou rces.html http://www.cyberatlas.internet.com/ http://www.win.tue.nl/cs/fm/engels/ discovery/index.html - northam

15. Democratic Process Activities and Websites

16. 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.

17. 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.

18. Democratic Process Websites  library.activedayton.com library.activedayton.com  http://www.washingtonpost.com/ http://www.washingtonpost.com/  http://www.mexicanwave.com/election200 0/index.asp http://www.mexicanwave.com/election200 0/index.asp  http://www.newsday.com/ http://www.newsday.com/  http://www.cnn.com/ http://www.cnn.com/

19. Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities Activities and Websites

20. 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.

21. Citizenship Rights/Responsibilities Websites  http://www.maya-art-books.org/ http://www.maya-art-books.org/  http://www.anthroarcheart.org/labna2.htm http://www.anthroarcheart.org/labna2.htm  http://www.public.iastate.edu/ http://www.public.iastate.edu/  http://www.historychannel.com/ http://www.historychannel.com/  http://www.yahooligans.com/ http://www.yahooligans.com/

22. Science and Technology Activities and Websites

23. 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.

24. 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