spanishandaztecs

[|Aztecs Essential Questions Student Overview.doc] [|The Awesome Aztecs Powerpoint.ppt]
 * THE SPANISH AND THE AZTECS**

Students learn about the Aztec worldview in order to better predict their relationship with the Spanish [|Critical Challenge --- Aztec Worldview 0910.doc] [|Critical Challenge - AztecWorldviewKeywords.doc] [|Aztec Worldview --- InfoGathrng Organizr 0910.doc] [|Critical Challenge - AztecWorldviewReferenceRecord0910.doc] [|Aztec Worldview --- Rubric 0910.docx]
 * Critical Challenge -- Aztec Worldview **

**Aztec site** (Thanks Bryce!!!)

**Critical Challenge -- Preparing for the Voyage** Students identify goals for exploration and the items an explorer might need to help them achieve these goals [|Items for Motivations.doc] [|CortesVoyageJustificationRubric.doc] [|Aztec Society Notes.ppt]

**Critical Challenge -- When Worldviews Meet** Students review what they know about the worlviews of the Spanish and the Aztecs. They use this information to make predictions about what will happen when the two cultures meet. [|Critical Challenge -- When Worldviews Meet.doc] [|Reporter's Log.doc] [|Worldview Analysis Organizer.doc] [|Venn Diagram.doc] [|When+worldviews+meet+Rubric.doc]

**Critical Challenge -- The Decline of an Empire** Students will explore reasons for the Spanish domination of the Aztecs and represent information in a pie chart. [|The Decline of an Empire - Student Outline.doc] [|The Decline of an Empire - Factor Rating Scale.doc] [|The Decline of an Empire - Graphing.doc] [|The Decline of an Empire - rubric.xls] [|The Decline of an Empire - expert presentation.doc] [|The Decline of an Empire - Graphing(new excel).doc] [|Cause-Effect Chart.doc] [|Factors Leading to the Fall of the Aztec Empire.doc]