Selected Unit Materials
Island Cultures: A simple overview of the Island Cultures unit (PDF)
Universals of Culture: A list of the 10 cultural universals used during this unit (PDF)
Our Culture [student worksheet]: Worksheets for students to use in defining and describing their created cultures (PDF)
Print Resources
Day, Nancy. Your Travel Guide to Ancient Mayan Civilization. Minneapolis, M.N.: Runestone Press, 2000. ISBN: 0822530775
Grady, Sharon. Drama and Diversity: A Pluralistic Perspective for Educational Drama. Portsmouth, N.H.: Heinemann, 2000.
ISBN: 0325002622
Gerwin, David, & Zevin, Jack. Teaching U.S. History as Mystery. Portsmouth, N.H.: Heinemann, 2003. ISBN: 032500398X
Lipetzky, Jerry. DIG Curriculum. Fort Atkinson, Wisc.: Interaction Publishers, Inc., dba Interact, 1998. ISBN: 1573360376
Macaulay, David. Motel of the Mysteries. Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books, 1979. ISBN: 0395284252
McIntosh, Jane R. Eyewitness: Archeology. New York: DK Publishing, 2000. ISBN: 0789458640
Selwyn, Douglas, & Maher, Jan. History in the Present Tense: Engaging Students Through Inquiry and Action. Portsmouth, N.H.: Heinemann, 2003. ISBN: 0325005702
Web Sites
Trekking to Timbuktu
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=499
An integrated curriculum unit featuring the culture and geography of Mali and their early flourishing trade networks
The Dig: Adventures in Archaeology
http://library.thinkquest.org/J001645/
An award winning Think Quest site teaching upper elementary school children about the relevance of archaeology and the methods used by archaeologists in their search to understand the past
FOSS Full Option Science System: Landforms
https://www.fossweb.com/foss-modules
Investigations that introduce students to fundamental concepts in earth science
Resource Center of the Americas
http://www.americas.org/
Dedicated to informing, educating and organizing to promote human rights, democratic participation, economic justice, and cross-cultural understanding in the context of globalization in the Americas
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