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- 6th - 12th
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Students read a New York Times article in order to explore issues about the celebration of Columbus Day. They, working in groups, research the legacy of exploration and colonization. They use the research to create a first person narrative. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students review early European explorers to the Americas, their motivations and their accomplishments; students use steps of writing process (prewrite, draft, revise, edit, conference, publish) to create riddle book. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 8th
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Students learn why early explorers took risks and the routes that made them famous. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students research investigate three early European explorers in Arkansas history. They write an persuasive paragraph to convince classmates that the explorers of choice has had the greatest impact on Arkansas. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students identify explorers explain the reasons for their exploration. They create a model of early ships. Students produce a sample journal of explorers with historically accurate information. They create a timeline of explorers. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students study European exploration routes and the technological advancements that occurred in the 15th and 16th centuries. They trace the routes of the explorers on maps and discuss destinations, origins, routes and dates of the explorations. They complete a two paragraph essay using this information. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students identify and describe historic Indian groups that lived in the region that became Indiana at the time of early European exploration and settlement in the seventeenth century. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students investigate the characteristics of explorers. They research the factors that contributed to the first European explorers that came to North America. Students also concentrate on the interactions that explorers had with Native Americans. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 9th
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Students examine the European explorations in North America and West Africa. They describe the motivations, obstacles, and accomplishments of the Spanish, French, Portuguese, and English explorers. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students research and explore the past and its historical roots involving the economic motivations of early European explorers. They assess connections between the current technological advances in transportation and that of the early explorers. Full Review »
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