Aztec Ruins National Monument - For Teachers (U.S. National Park Service)

Skip Navigation

PARK HOME

PLAN YOUR VISIT

Frequently Asked Questions

Bookstore

The Children's Writing Workshop program at Aztec Ruins

view map

text size:

printer friendly

Aztec Ruins National Monument

For Teachers

for teachers includes:
Plan A Field Trip Curriculum Materials		Traveling Trunks

Aztec Ruins provides many resources for teachers. Call the visitor center to reserve a traveling trunk of replica artifacts for use in your classroom. Stop by and ask about getting your own copy of the teacher's curriculum guide, full of readings and lesson plans. These lessons are also available to download and print from this website. Aztec Ruins is a great destination for a self-guided field trip. Click "Plan A Field Trip" for further information.


			Did You Know? Aztec Ruins lies near the banks of the "River of Lost Souls." In 1776, a Spanish exploration party noted many ancestral Pueblo ruins as they crossed the Animas River valley looking for California. Father Escalante named the stream "Rio de las Animas Perdidas," or "river of lost souls."

Last Updated: October 04, 2006 at 15:26 EST