high school – Page 10 – open ended social studies

Fund for Teachers and the Inca Empire

April 20, 2016June 11, 2016 Editor

Thanks to a generous grant from Fund for Teachers, I’ll be spending the better part of the summer researching and producing an extensive set of lessons on the history and legacy of one of the world’s great civilizations – the Inca Empire.

Space Archaeologist Wants Your Help To Find Ancient Sites

February 18, 2016June 4, 2018 Editor

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Popcorn paved the way for the Aztec Empire

February 16, 2016June 11, 2016 Editor

In the beginning, there was teosinte, the wild ancestor of modern corn. Its kernels are too tough to eat or grind into flour. It was consumed not as corn on the cob or as a torilla, but instead as popcorn. Continue reading “Popcorn paved the way for the Aztec Empire” →