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Learn History in a fresh method with Excavate! Mesoamerica, an immersive social studies mini game for middle school students! This product now contains English and Spanish language help. Use Archaeological thinking to apply C3 skills of Inquiry and Evaluation of Evidence to aspects of Mesoamerican everyday life not covered in textbooks. By excavating and analyzing four significant places, users will: · Discover the significance of jade and obsidian for the Maya · Gain a fresh perspective on Aztec engineering accomplishments · Describe the role of gods in Incan society · Distinguish the roles of women and men in Mesoamerican societies · Compare and contrast the lifestyles of the Maya, Aztec and Inca · Piece together everyday life · Explain architectural innovations that were used to build temples and palaces Users can discover the websites in any order; progress is recorded in journals that log collected artifacts, field notes and achievements. Throughout the mini game, users use C3 skills to analyze and create connections. They carefully deduct the facts about each place, stratum by stratum and artifact by artifact. At each place, users create meaning of how artifacts were used through a series of analysis questions and reports that require users to create connections, read closely and consider the historical context of the basic source artifacts. Finally, users see each website come alive as artifacts populate an historically accurate photo of Mesoamerican life. Features: • Engage with objects of everyday life textbooks never contain 
 • Use archaeological thinking to piece together historical understanding 
 • See artifacts in context in the ancient globe 
 • Design input from Social Studies teachers 
 • Historically Accurate, C3 Skills-Based learning • Gratis Teacher Tutorials, Lesson Plans, and Extension Activities • Track Student Progress • Bundle with another Excavate! mini games for a complete curriculum solution Excavate! Series: Excavate! Mesopotamia is one of a series of civilizations accessible on the Google Play shop. Check out our Rome, Greece, Mesopotamia, Byzantine and Egypt apps. Built in consultation with social studies teachers, Excavate! uses overarching questions to focus student inquiry as they dig, analyze, report and learn through object-based evaluation. Highly detailed, historically accurate illustrations and artifacts assist students create connections and see the “large picture” of ancient history. Interaction with artifacts, including detailed 3D models, allows students to understand what life was really like for people of various social roles. Extensive in-game resources such as comprehensive place and artifact info and an interactive glossary create it simple to extend the learning off the screen. Supporting educator materials, standards info and extension activities assist educators seamlessly contain Excavate! in any ancient history curriculum. Track student performance using the fresh GBLxAPI learning data format, which reports student progress versus C3 and ELA standards in an simple to read format. Excavate! is a multi-game series that contains old and fresh globe civilizations such as Mesopotamia, Egypt, Maya, Inca and more. Mini game bundles and bulk discounts are accessible.