Country Quest: Mexico
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Learning Objectives
Here are a few things that are covered in the Mexico Country Quest
🔎Research Basic information about Mexico
🔎Research Creating map to identify major cities and geographical features
📖Language and literature Exploring different writing systems, particularly alphabets vs. pictograms
📜History of the conquest of Mexico, including Malinche’s role
📖Language and literature Traditional Aztec story of The Fifth Sun
📜History of the Mexican Civil War
🌱Natural History Animals of Mexico
🎨Art The works of Frida Kahlo and other Mexican painters
🌱Natural History Cochineal bugs and indigenous farming methods
🌍Culture Traditional crafts of Mexico
🌍✝️Culture/Religion Dia de Muertos celebrations
📜History of Ancient Mexican civilizations including the Olmecs, Toltecs, Maya and more
🗽SSM Cultural appropriation