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- 4th
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Students research the history of different explorers. Each student creates a report and PowerPoint about their assigned explorer. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students, using the Internet, B41460research facts about explorers and travelers. They also state what places they have explored and share with the class. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students complete a unit on early explorers. They develop a timeline, sing a Viking song, watch a video, compile a checklist of supplies needed for an expedition, participate in a scavenger hunt, write a letter from Christopher Columbus, and create a brochure. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students study the Midwest, its early explorers and Native American tribes. They use a map of the Midwest area and plot where different tribes lived. They write a journal as if they were a pioneer traveling through or settling in the Midwest during that time period. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students examine why Europe became the global leader in exploration. They identify the countries, kingdoms, and figures involved in exploration, and the significance of what they did. They identify and explain how and what sorts of technological innovations made exploration possible. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students identify and research famous European explorers using a variety of sources. They compare and contrast the explorers drawing conlusions about the importance of each explorer. They design a web page on one explorer of their choice. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 6th
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Students discuss famous explorers then research an assigned explorer using the internet to collect facts about their explorer and their exploration. They create a PowerPoint presentation for their explorer which contains at least five slides of information. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students examine some famous explorers who have helped to discover our country. They discuss explorers from three countries today. They are: Spain, Portugal, and England. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students brainstorm a list of famous explorers from the past. In groups, they complete a worksheet analyzing the art of Karl Bodmer and how one could view him as an explorer as well. They answer discussion questions to end the lesson. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 6th
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Students explore goals and dreams through polar explorers. They discuss the story of Ann and Liv and their Expedition. After discussion, they identify ways in which dreams are important and how they impact the world and identify their own dreams. Full Review »
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