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\n\"Conquistadors:\n\n
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\nConquistadors: Hernán Cortes\n

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\nStudents discover the accomplishments of Hernan Cortes. In this Exploration Age lesson, students discuss the attributes of Cortes and his role as a conquistador. Students then conduct further research to participate in a debate about...\n
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\n\"AIH-14:\n\n
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\nAIH-14: Changes to American Indian Cultures\n

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\nStudents explore American Indian cultures and changes caused by European exploration in North America.\n
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\n\"WANTED\n\n
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\nWANTED EXPLORERS\n

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\nStudents create their own country and explore other unknown lands. Students identify past explorers and complete the included case of the missing trunks webquest. Students research resources and geographical features for their created...\n
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\nThe Race to Dominate the Known World\n

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\nStudents describe cause/effect relationship of a European country's need for resources, exploration, colonization, and settlement of different regions of the world beginning in the 14th Century, and role play representatives of assigned...\n
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\n\"Columbus\n\n
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\nColumbus wants to find a shorter route to Asia\n

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\nEighth graders identify the reasons why Columbus wanted to find a shorter route to Asia. They make a timeline of the sequence of events surrounding his explorations. Students draw a map of the routes taken by early explorers around...\n
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\nThe Mystery of Exploration\n

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\nStudents comprehend the history of European exploration of North America. They are introduced to basic reasearch techniques. Students focus on four explorers who visited New York State: Verrazano, Cartier, Champlian, and Hudson. They...\n
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\nI, Robot, Can Do That!\n

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\nYoung scholars describe the three types of underwater robots and the advantages and disadvantages of using them.  In this underwater instructional activity students are given a task and identify the best robot for the job. \n
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\n\"Slope\n\n
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\nSlope Exploration\n

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\nIn this slope exploration worksheet, 9th graders solve and complete 18 different problems that include graphing and investigating the slope of various equations. First, they graph each pair of points and draw a line that contains both...\n
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\n\"Social\n\n
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\nSocial Exploration in Kansas\n

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\nEighth graders reflect on the relationship between the American Indians and the French, Spanish and American explorers.  In this United States History lesson, 8th graders work in small groups to discuss how the lives of the American...\n
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\nLesson 6: Examining Events from Different Perspectives Friend or Foe?\n

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\nFifth graders sequence events of European exploration and colonization by creating timelines. They define the differences between primary and secondary sources. They discuss claims to Texas land in the 17th Century.\n
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\n\"Vikings\n\n
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\nVikings in Vinland\n

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\nStudents examine the role of archaeology in gaining information about past civilizations. After reading an article, they discover evidence of the Viking settlement of North America. They summarize the information in the article by...\n
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\n\"Marquette\n\n
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\nMarquette and Joliet Explore the Mississippi in 1673\n

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\nStudents locate and name the St. Lawrence River, the five Great Lakes, and the Mississippi River on a modern map. They find Quebec, Michilimackinac, Wisconsin, and Chicago on that map. They find the same places on a 1681 map.\n
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\n\"Explorers\n\n
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\nExplorers & Early America: Columbus' Journey to Find a Western Sea Route to Asia\n

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\nThird graders study Columbus and the route he took when he was exploring. In this social science, 3rd graders examine maps, analyze them, compare them to each other, and understand where Columbus wanted to go versus where he actually...\n
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\nEarly Explorers\n

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\nFifth graders investigate the routes taken by the early explorers. In this explorers lesson, 5th graders use interactive notebooks, discussion and maps to discover the routes taken. Students get into pairs and label maps, and create...\n
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\n\"Christopher\n\n
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\nChristopher Columbus, The Explorer\n

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\nStudents brainstorm important facts about Christopher Columbus, input information into Kidspiration or Inspiration, watch United Streaming Video on Christopher Columbus and New World to gather information, research online to find...\n
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\n\"Stories\n\n
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\nStories That Go with the Territory\n

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\nStudents investigate various expeditions throughout history to new and/or uncharted territories. They work in groups to develop and 'produce' television news magazine segments about some of these historic expeditions.\n
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\n\"Online\n\n
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\nOnline Planetary Tour\n

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\nStudents develop an interactive presentation about the planets for their fictional interplanetary travel agency. They demonstrate their knowledge of internet research techniques and the Solar System through their interactive planetary...\n
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\n\"Drake's\n\n
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\nDrake's West Indian Voyage 1588-1589\n

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\nStudents investigate several maps detailing Sir Francis Drake's voyages.  In this geography lesson, students practice reading maps and locating the precise locations of where Sir Francis Drake visited.  Students create an...\n
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\n\"Liftoff\n\n
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\nLiftoff Into Space\n

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\nStudents explore the history of space exploration. In this history of space exploration lesson, students create a timeline of space exploration. Students watch a space video and discuss important events. Students research space...\n
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\n\"Lewis\n\n
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\nLewis and Clark for Grades PreK-2\n

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\nStudents read the \"The Journey Begins\" article and discuss why people want to discover new lands and why it is still exciting today. They are introduced to the idea that Lewis and Clark sent back discoveries to President Thomas...\n
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\n\"Discovery\n\n
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\nDiscovery of Australia\n

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\nIn this discovery of Australia learning exercise, students respond to 22 various types of questions related to the discovery of Australia. First, they identify who the early Dutch Explorers were and what they found. Then, students...\n
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\n\"Christopher\n\n
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\nChristopher Columbus\n

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\nStudents read about the good and bad aspects of Christopher Columbus in Jean Fritz's book, \"Where do you think you're going, Christopher Columbus?\" They conduct and analyze a survey about common myths and create a pop-up book.\n
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\n\"Aztecs\n\n
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\nAztecs Meet the Spanish\n

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\nStudents simulate an Independent Counsel to represent the Spanish and the Aztecs to formulate a policy for the Roman Catholic Church in 1527. They conduct research, graph the similarities and differences, create a poster, and write a...\n
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\nA Differentiated Way through Think Dots\n

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\nStudents examine reasons that led people to explore, identify \"West\" as defined following Revolutionary War, explain importance of finding natural resources, develop time line of dates and events leading up to Lewis and Clark Expedition,...\n
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