MACHU PICCHU -INCA RUINS IN THE HIGH ANDES OF PERU - WORLD HERITAGE SITE PART 1

This location creates and promotes student interest. Machu Picchu is a unique place with a unique history. This standalone unit cuts across curriculum disciplines of environment, location, geography and history. It can extend knowledge of South America. The addition of fill-in worksheets in colour and/or black and white give you the opportunity to use this material in flexible ways. It can be used as a screen presentation promoting observation and in class discussion. It can be used as a combination screen and individual student activity using the three black and white or colour fill-in handout pages. In terms of curriculum this unit will expand global locational knowledge. It is part of a series that will explore locations with World Heritage listing - some well known and some less known. Students having an interest in discoveries and scientific archaeology will find this location appealing. Machu Picchu is a significant World Heritage site. It is also included on many lists as one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World. Take your students into the thin air of the Andes and visit these Inca ruins. Be prepared to be impressed.