Unit: Maya, Inca, Aztec Civilization

Grade: 6

Time: 2 class periods

Ohio Content Standard:

The First Global Age
5. Describe the characteristics of Maya, Inca, and Aztec
civilizations including:
a. Location;
b. Government;
c. Religion;
d. Agriculture;
e. Cultural and scientific contributions.

Objectives:
• Students will locate the areas on a map where the Maya, Inca, and Aztec lived

• Students will explain which civilizations were monotheistic or polytheistic

• Students will explore the temples and pyramids of the civilizations

• Students will explain the differences in the calendars of the three civilizations

Materials/Resources:
• Storyjumper.com

Teaching Strategies/Student Engagement:

• Students will create Story Jumper accounts using their student assigned email addresses

• Each student will create a story book using information and photos found in their
research

Assessment:
• Students will be assessed formatively on their participation in the creation of the e-book,
and summatively on their final e-book.
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Improvement Does Not
Meets Developing to Meet Meet
Criteria Standard (3) – 90% Standard Standard
(4) – 100% (2) – 80% (1) – 70%
Multimedia Presentation Rubric

Presentation Well-rehearsed Rehearsed with Delivery not Delivery not

with smooth fairly smooth smooth, but able smooth and
delivery that delivery that to maintain audience attention
holds audience holds audience interest of the often lost.
attention. attention most of audience most of
the time. the time.
Attractiveness Makes excellent Makes good use Makes use of Use of font, color,
use of font, color, of font, color, font, color, graphics, effects
graphics, effects, graphics, effects, graphics, effects, etc. but these
etc. to enhance etc. to enhance to etc. but often distract
the presentation. presentation. occasionally from the
these detract presentation
from the content.
presentation
content.
Content Covers topic in- Includes essential Includes essential Content is
depth with details knowledge about information about minimal OR there
and examples. the topic. Subject the topic but are several factual
Subject knowledge there are 1-2 errors.
knowledge is appears to be factual errors.
excellent. good.
Mechanics No misspellings Three or fewer Four misspellings More than 4
or grammatical misspellings and/or errors in spelling
errors. and/or grammatical or grammar.
mechanical errors.
errors.

Comments:
Final Grade: ___________________