Diana Rice
Ashland City Schools
Aztec Inca Maya Mississippian 6
Social Studies Academic Content Standard History 5
Social Studies Academic Content Standard Social Studies Skills and Methods 5
Aztec Inca Maya Mississippian cultures
Knowledge of these civilizations of the “First Global Age” is lumped together in an ODE Social Studies Academic Content Standards for grade 6. Finding sources for independent research for struggling sixth graders is problematic. The Mississippian culture, a later Mound-builder civilization, has not been the subject of juvenile literature.
970.01 Early
history of
972 History of
973.1 Early
history of the
985 History of
Aztec, Inca, Mayas, Mississipian culture
Books non-fiction
Shuter, Jane The Aztecs Heineman 2002
Platt, Richard Aztecs: the fall of the Aztec capital DK 1999
Steele, Philip The Aztec News G. Stevens 1997
Baquedano,
Takacs, Stefanie The Inca Children’s Press 2003
Kalman, Bobbie
Nishi, Dennis The Inca Empire Lucent 2000
Macdonald, Fiona Inca town Franklin Watts 1998
Fisher, Leonard Everett Gods and goddesses of the ancient Maya Holiday House 1999
Day, Nancy Your travel guide to ancient Maya civilization Runestone Press 2001
Time-Life Books Mound builders and cliff dwellers Time-Life 1992
Silverberg, Robert Mound
Builders
Websites and Infohio Resources
INFOhio.org resources
Maya." Britannica
Elementary Encyclopedia. 2003. Encyclopædia
Britannica Online School Edition.
1.
Mayan
Math! By: Entin, Carli; Leal, Alejandro. Scholastic Math,
2. Stones & Bones. By: Rose, Mark. DIG, Jul/Aug2003, Vol. 5 Issue 4, p4, 2p; (AN 10085552)
3. DESIGNER TEETH. (cover story) By: Popson, Collwwn P.. DIG, Jul/Aug2003, Vol. 5 Issue 4, p24, 3p; (AN 10085624)
4. Stones & Bones. By: Rose, Mark. DIG, Mar/Apr2003, Vol. 5 Issue 2, p4, 2p; (AN 9175636)
9. THE
MAYA: WHERE DID THEY GO? Weekly Reader - Edition 4,
10. A
TALE OF THREE CITIES. Weekly Reader - Senior,
11. TROUBLE IN THE HEARTLAND. By: Schuster, Angela M.H.. DIG, Nov/Dec2002, Vol. 4 Issue 6, p6, 2p; (AN 7695542)
12. THE SKY IS BORN AT YAXCHILÁN. By: Schuster, Angela M.H.. DIG, Nov/Dec2002, Vol. 4 Issue 6, p8, 3p; (AN 7695547)
13. MAYA-MAZING. DIG, Nov/Dec2002, Vol. 4 Issue 6, p11, 2p; (AN 7695550)
14. Play Ball! By: Schuster, Angela M.H.. DIG, Nov/Dec2002, Vol. 4 Issue 6, p12, 2p; (AN 7695554)
15. MINI MESO-BALL. DIG, Nov/Dec2002, Vol. 4 Issue 6, p14, 2p; (AN 7695564)
16. ENTRANCE TO THE UNDERWORLD. By: Schuster, Angela M.H.. DIG, Nov/Dec2002, Vol. 4 Issue 6, p16, 2p; (AN 7695567)
17. ALL IN THE GLYPH. By: Martin, Simon. DIG, Nov/Dec2002, Vol. 4 Issue 6, p18, 4p; (AN 7695568)
19. HOME IMPROVEMENT. By: Golden, Charles; Schuster, Angela M.H.. DIG, Nov/Dec2002, Vol. 4 Issue 6, p24, 2p; (AN 7695576)
20. GLYPH-HANGER. By: Feisel, Ken. DIG, Nov/Dec2002, Vol. 4 Issue 6, p26, 2p; (AN 7695578)
21. THEN AND NOW AT PIEDRAS NEGRAS. By: Golden, Charles; Houston, Stephen. DIG, Nov/Dec2002, Vol. 4 Issue 6, p28, 2p; (AN 7695582)
22. DANGER! DANGER! By: Schuster, Angela M.H.. DIG, Nov/Dec2002, Vol. 4 Issue 6, p30, 2p; (AN 7695584)
23. BLOODLETTING RITUAL. DIG, Nov/Dec2002, Vol. 4 Issue 6, p33, 1p; (AN 7695590)
24. GO FOR THE BALL! DIG, Nov/Dec2002, Vol. 4 Issue 6, p34, 1p; (AN 7695592)
25. An
Old War Story, Etched in Stone. Time for Kids,
26. Some Early Calendars. Monkeyshines on Health & Science, 2002, p15, 2p Reading Level (Lexile): 910; (AN 7363729)
27. Paradise. Stone Soup, Sep/Oct2002, Vol. 31 Issue 1, p30, 2p, 1c, 2bw; (AN 7210630
29. NOT A PRIMITIVE PEOPLE. Canada & the World Backgrounder, May2002, Vol. 67 Issue 6, p11, 3/4p Reading Level (Lexile): 1160; (AN 6775438)
44. The Mayans. By: Browne, Eric; Canty, Jamiee; Casey, Jennifer; Goldman, Linda; Gwen, Eleanor; Judy, Tabitha; Revell, Catherine; Schell, Kimberly; Williams, Michelle; Wyatt, Devin; Goldman, Phyllis Barkas. Monkeyshines on Ancient Cultures, 2001, p100, 8p; (AN 8802474)
45. Maya Today. By: Goldberg, Beryl. Faces, Dec2000, Vol. 17 Issue 4, p18, 3p, 2c Reading Level (Lexile): 1000; (AN 3812915).
46. ROYAL
FIND. National Geographic World, Dec2000 Issue 304, p5, 1/3p Reading Level
(Lexile): 1290; (AN 3883915).
47. What
Lies Beneath. By: Ebersole, Rene S.. Current
Science,
Collapse of the Mayan culture
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/collapse/mayans.html
Maya Adventure
http://www.sci.mus.mn.us/sln/ma/sites.html
The Maya Astronomy Page (Calendar, Geography, Writing and more)
http://www.michielb.nl/maya/astro_content.html
Maya Society
http://www.civilisations.ca/civil/maya/mmc12eng.html
Maya
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/latinamerica/meso/cultures/maya.html
Mayan Geography
http://www.civilisations.ca/civil/maya/mmc11eng.html
Mayan Civilization
http://www.civilisations.ca/civil/maya/mmc01eng.html
Mundo Maya (Mayan World)
http://www.mayadiscovery.com/ing/default.htm
INFOhio.org resources
"Aztec." Britannica Elementary Encyclopedia. 2003. Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition.
11. Conquering
the Aztec. By: Miller, Amy. Junior Scholastic,
6. The Aztecs. By: Browne, Eric; Canty, Jamiee; Casey, Jennifer; Goldman, Linda; Gwen, Eleanor; Judy, Tabitha; Revell, Catherine; Schell, Kimberly; Williams, Michelle; Wyatt, Devin; Goldman, Phyllis Barkas. Monkeyshines on Ancient Cultures, 2001, p4, 11p; (AN 8802422)
How Gold and Faith Betrayed the Aztecs
The Aztecs
http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/nettsch/time/aztec.html
INFOhio.org resources
Britannica
"Inca." Britannica Elementary Encyclopedia. 2003. Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition.
1.
MACHU
PICCHU UNCOVERED. (cover story) Weekly Reader - Senior,
2.
Inca.
By: Browne, Eric; Canty, Jamiee; Casey, Jennifer; Goldman, Linda; Gwen,
Eleanor; Judy, Tabitha; Revell, Catherine; Schell, Kimberly; Williams,
Michelle; Wyatt, Devin; Goldman, Phyllis Barkas. Monkeyshines on Ancient
Cultures, 2001, p73, 10p; (AN 8802461)
3.
The
Inca Empire of the Sun. By: Miller, Amy. Junior
Scholastic,
5. Empire
of the sun. (cover story) By: Peart, Karen N.. Scholastic Update,
SIRS Discoverer
Frozen Secrets Beneath a Blanket of Snow
Ice Mummies of the Inca
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/peru/mummies/
Ice Treasures of the Inca
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/mummy/
Cultures of the
http://www.andes.org/bookmark.html
Empires of Mystery
http://www.sptimes.com/peru/unraveling.html
The Inca Project
http://www.internet-at-work.com/hos_mcgrane/inca/eg_inca_menu1.html
The Inca
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/latinamerica/south/cultures/inca.html
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of
http://www.mesoweb.com/encyc/encyc/index.html
INFOhio.org resources
"Mississippian Culture." Encyclopædia
Britannica. 2003. Encyclopædia Britannica Online School
Edition.
1.
ANCIENT
MOUND BUILDERS. By: Kavasch,
10. The Americas. (cover story) By: Lord, Lewis. U.S. News & World Report, 08/16/99-08/23/99, Vol. 127 Issue 7, p84, 4p, 5c Reading Level (Lexile): 1170; (AN 2124029)
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