If you have been following me for a while, then you know that sometime during the Summer I take my family to someplace related to what my son is studying about in the upcoming school year. This year, we decided that it would be nice for him to look at evidence of the Meso-American civilization by going to Chichen Itza and surrounding archaeological sites around the Yucatan Peninsula.
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Now, it is always difficult to reason why we go to places each Summer, especially since money can be tight in my household. But my son’s education has been truly blessed by each of our adventures [Read more on the importance of family vacations.]. Based on David A. Kolb’s Experiential Learning Theory, he has been learning through concrete experiences and his reflections on that experience. As he goes through the curriculum of the school year, he is able to compare his development of knowledge based on first-hand experience to the situations being presented during class.
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From Trip to the Yucatan Peninsula |
In this latest excursion, we all learned about the location, landforms, and climate of Mexico and their effects on the Mayan economy, trade, and development of the urban society [See CA History-Social Science Standard 7.7]. In visits to Chichen Itza, Tulum, and Coba, we learned a great deal about the rise and demise of the Mayan civilization as well as the major developments that came from this great society.
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All in all, the experience justified our visit to the Yucatan Peninsula.