People and Ethnic Groups
Day of the Dead Celebration
a Travel Brochure
- To learn about the types of turtles that can be found off the
coast of Oaxaca.
- To learn about the Mexican Turtle Center.
(See Links below)
- Paper and pencil
- Detailed map of Oaxaca state showing its physical characteristics.
- Watercolors or tempera paints
- Colored markers
- Chart or heavy duty paper
- Web sites
|Before beginning the study of
the Flora and Fauna of Oaxaca have the students complete a KWHL Chart.
(K= What Do We Know?; W= What Do We Want To Know?; H= How Do We Find
Out?; L= What Have We Learned?). This activity can be done as an entire
class or in small groups. If done in small groups, each group will share
its chart with the entire class and then the class can do a composite of
all the groups.
- What does the word extinct mean? What happens if an animal becomes
- What types of obstacles do turtles face after they are born in
their race to the sea?
- What types of turtles can be found on Oaxacan beaches? Which are
- What types of things might have been made out of turtle shells?
- Why did the Mexican government choose the community of Mazunte for
the National Mexican Turtle Center?
- What are the Centerís goals?
- Create a mural showing turtles coming ashore to lay eggs. Show the
various obstacles that the turtles encounter.
- Draw pictures of the different types of turtles that nest of
- Create a logo/design that might help the conservation causes to
save the turtles.
- Create a panel to discuss ways in which the National Mexican
Turtle Center in Mazunte might help the local people to understand
the importance of the turtles and to help them economically.
|In addition to paper and pencil tests, teachers could use
individual or small group projects, oral reports, mental maps or
structured overviews for assessment.
Vocabulary Search (search box)
Oaxaca web site links