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The Mexican Day of the Dead: In The Changing Face of Mexico, page 1.1; Slideshow View a slideshow of photographs from Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexico and the United States....; Format: article

Classroom Activity: Making an Altar for the Day of the Dead: In The Changing Face of Mexico, page 1.2; An altar created for the Day of the Dead. The best activity you can undertake for the Day of the Dead is to create the traditional altar, or ofrenda. As highlighted...; Format: activity

A passage for deities: In East from India: Cambodia and Southern Vietnam, page 6; This statue guards the entrance to an ornately carved central tower at Banteay Srei Temple. The false door behind the statue is made of stone; the original doors used by Khmer worshippers were made of wood and long ago deteriorated in the humid, tropical weather....; By Lorraine Aragon.

Alternative discussion formats: Museum exhibit design: In Alternative discussion formats, page 6; Designing museum exhibits encourages students to think creatively and to use a wide range of thinking skills.; By Kathryn Walbert.

Learning to look at art: Strategies for helping students develop visual literacy in looking at paintings and other forms of visual art.; By Melissa Thibault.

Resources for looking at art: A guide to some of the best websites, activities, and print resources for building visual literacy through the study of art.; Format: article; By Melissa Thibault.

Bring history to life with a Living History Day!: In Rethinking Reports, page 3.4; A Living History Day turns students into teachers and challenges them to think historically.; By Melissa Thibault.

Ten questions for planning an oral history project: In Oral history in the classroom, page 4; Plan ahead to avoid frustration and to ensure that your students get as much as possible out of an oral history project.; By Kathryn Walbert.

The secret cultural institution in your school: The school library: A variety of best practices and imaginative ideas that the school librarian can use to create an environment where students fuse together required learning with learning that is driven by individual interest.; By Kim Campbell.

Fundamental concepts: Introduction: In Intrigue of the Past, page 1.1; British archaeologist Stuart Piggott once called archaeology “the science of rubbish.” There is truth to his statement. Archaeologists spend lifetimes investigating the abandoned remains of ancient societies.

Archaeology as a career: In Intrigue of the Past, page 5.2; In their study of archaeology as a career, students will read essays and complete an activity to gain an understanding of and appreciation for the career of a professional archaeologist.; Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 Guidance)

Tiered roofs and spires on Cambodia's National Museum building in Phnom Penh: Tiered roofs and spires grace Cambodia's National Museum building in Phnom Penh. The top roof tiers near the central spire towers are designed in an ornamental "V" shape. Built between 1917 and 1920 during the French colonial period, the museum building exeplifies...; Format: image/photograph

Ornately carved central tower entrance at Banteay Srei Temple with guardian statue: A guardian statue kneels in front of the entrance to an ornately carved central tower entrance at Banteay Srei Temple. Seen behind the statue is a closed "false door" created of stone for the passage of deities only. The original doors used by Khmer worshippers...; Format: image/photograph

Sculpted stone wall at Teotihuacan, Mexico: A stylized stone snake head emerges from a heavily-carved low wall. The wall connects to a taller wall made of stone blocks. Teotihuacan is the name of a Mesoamerican indigenous civilization and its grandest city, once the largest city in Mexico. The civilization...; Format: image/photograph

Central plaza of Teotihucan, Mexico: A low stone square sits in the middle of a large central plaza. Multiple ruins of stone buildings line the plaza as well as both sides of a long straight road that extends into the distance. A mountain range rises beyond the city. Teotihuacan is the name of...; Format: image/photograph

Carved stone wall in Teotihuacan, Mexico: A carved stone animal head emerges from a stone wall. The head emerges from a base that is similar to a flower. A metal rod is supporting the head. Teotihuacan is the name of a Mesoamerican indigenous civilization and its grandest city, once the largest city...; Format: image/photograph

Glyphs inTeotehuacan, Mexico: Stylized animals and geometric patterns are carved into a pink stone close to the floor. Many pre-Columbian cultures in the Americas used glyphs as a form of written language. Historians and archaeologists know more about the Maya and Aztec glyph languages,...; Format: image/photograph

Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacan, Mexico: A very large stone pyramid rises from a grass field. The pyramid is composed of several different levels, with stairs leading from level to level. The Pyramid of the Sun is the largest structure in Teotihuacan, and the second largest in Mesoamerica. It is...; Format: image/photograph

Steps on a Teotihuacan, Mexico: Two tourists stand among steep-sided pyramid walls. A metal rail separates two pyramid walls. Overcast skies frame the image. Teotihuacan is the name of a Mesoamerican indigenous civilization and its grandest city, once the largest city in Mexico. The Teotihuacan...; Format: image/photograph

Pyramid of Moon in Teotihuacan, Mexico: A large stone pyramid is photographed from the perspective of the top of a different pyramid. The pyramid in the distance is constructed of multiple levels with many stone stairs. Teotihuacan is the name of a Mesoamerican indigenous civilization and its grandest...; Format: image/photograph

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