OBJECTIVE: Identify the natural and cultural environment of the Yucatan
GRADE: 4 - 8
MATERIALS: Maps, encyclopedias
PROCEDURE:
PARENT/CHILD EXPERIENCE: Parents will help their children research the animals and the cultural and climatic environment by studying maps, books, and the Internet. A trip to the library is a fun fact-finding adventure. The knowledge learned about the immediate environment can also be applied to other regions.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Information about the Yucatan can be obtained from books, maps and the Internet. (See Resources identified in this book.)
EVALUATION: Awareness of regional environmental characteristics.