Stage 2 HSIE Unit 2 – Mesoamerica and the Andes – Lesson Slides
Stage 2 HSIE Unit 2 – Mesoamerica and the Andes – Lesson Slides
- 351 student-facing slides
- All 16 lessons plus 4 consolidation activities
- Fully editable PowerPoint (.pptx)
- Instant digital download
- Requires the supporting Stage 2 HSIE Unit 2 lesson materials
What you receive
1 fully editable PowerPoint file (.pptx) with fonts embedded, delivered as one file
351 classroom-ready slides across all 16 lessons plus 4 optional consolidation activities, with a clickable contents page and index buttons
Stage 2 / Years 3 and 4 – history and geography content on the ancient Maya, Aztec and Inca
What you need
Access to the Stage 2 HSIE Unit 2 lesson materials — this PowerPoint supports their delivery and does not replace the teacher guidance, lesson notes or source materials.
PowerPoint to open and display the file (opening in Google Slides substitutes the embedded fonts).
An internet connection for the linked videos, 3D models and source websites.
File details
1 fully editable PowerPoint file (.pptx), delivered as one file
351 slides with a clickable contents page
Digital download only
Internet connection needed for the video and source links
How downloading works
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Frequently asked questions
How do I receive my resource?
Instantly. The moment your order is complete, you'll get an email with a download link, and it also appears on your order confirmation page.
Can I use these on an interactive whiteboard?
Absolutely — many of our lesson slides are made exactly for whole-class display and explicit teaching.
Can I share a resource with my colleagues?
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Licence and permitted use
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Resources may not be shared, sold, sub-licensed, emailed to colleagues, uploaded to any public or school-wide server, or posted anywhere others can download them. If your team would like to use a resource, additional licences are very welcome.
About this resource
Teach all 16 lessons of Stage 2 HSIE Unit 2 with classroom-ready slides covering the ancient Maya, Aztec and Inca — and how their ideas still shape the world today.
This student-facing PowerPoint covers Stage 2 HSIE Unit 2, Mesoamerica and the Andes, with 351 slides across 16 lessons plus 4 optional consolidation activities. Every lesson is built to the same structure, so students always know where they are and what they are being asked to do.
Students begin by locating Mesoamerica and the Andes, then examine ancient structures, knowledge systems, farming and trade. Across the unit they collect evidence into a Time Capsule, which they use in the final lessons to write about how ancient civilisations continue to influence modern life.
The 16 lessons cover
- Locating ancient civilisations
- Geography of civilisations
- Examining ancient structures
- Ancient influence on modern design
- Ancient influence on communication systems
- Astronomy and time
- Astronomy then and now
- Ancient record keeping systems
- Ancient mathematics today
- Animals and environment
- Ancient crops and farming practices
- Ancient ideas in modern farming
- Ancient trade
- Modern trade
- Reviewing ancient influence today
- Writing about ancient influence
Each lesson includes
- Learning intentions and success criteria
- Key vocabulary word cards with student-friendly definitions
- Discussion questions ready to project
- Direct links to every video, 3D model and source website
- Modelled examples, think-alouds and sentence stems
- Check-for-understanding routines with click-to-reveal answers
- A student task that builds the Time Capsule
- A challenge slide for extension
- An optional assessment slide
Perfect for
- Stage 2 HSIE in Years 3 and 4
- Ancient civilisations and world history units
- Whole-class explicit teaching on an interactive whiteboard
- Low-prep, ready-to-teach lessons
- Relief and casual teachers
- Integrating history and geography
Please note
Teachers will need access to the relevant Stage 2 HSIE Unit 2 lesson materials to gain the full benefit of this resource. This PowerPoint supports delivery of the unit and does not replace the teacher guidance, lesson notes or source materials provided with the original unit.
This is a student-facing slide deck. The printable student resources referred to in the lessons are not included.
The slides link to third-party videos and websites, which are checked at publishing but can change or be removed by their owners over time.
Fonts are embedded for PowerPoint. Opening the files in Google Slides will substitute the fonts and may reflow some text.
File details
- One combined full-unit PowerPoint with 351 slides, a clickable contents page and index buttons
- Editable .pptx with Poppins embedded
- Stage 2, Years 3 and 4
- Instant digital download
- Internet connection needed for the video and source links
One download gives you the whole unit, taught the same way every lesson, with the videos and sources already in place.