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Students examine Christopher Columbus's voyage to the New World. They study the location of the oceans and continents. Full Review »
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- 1st - 3rd
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Students 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. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students explore the story of Christopher Columbus. The ships and the trip itself become the emphasis of their explorations. A computer drawing program is utilized to express their findings. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students investigate why Christopher Columbus traveled to the New World and what happened to the native people he encountered. They read and discuss excerpts from Columbus's letters and journals, conduct research, and complete a graphic organizer. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students plan a trip for Christopher Columbus. They use their math skills to construct a ship for Columbus' voyage. They show their ship and calculations to their classmates and build graphs to show the amount of supplies needed to survive the voyage. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 5th
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Students 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 information regarding Columbus Day, and write paragraph on what they found interesting using word processor. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students examine the effects of Christopher Columbus' exploration on the Native Americans using a reading theater and a carousel brainstorming activity. They use the Native American point of view to write a story about Columbus, create a character sketch of him and write a letters to find out more information about Columbus. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students research various contemporary views on Christopher Columbus' discovery of America, including more controversial ones, in order to obtain different perspectives. Students then write a persuasive paper to support an opinion. As a group the students must decide to recommend or not recommend the creation of a Christopher Columbus Commemorative Coin. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students are introduced to the voyages of Christopher Columbus to the New World. In groups, they use the internet to complete a webquest on what conditions were like on the ships. They write journal entries and complete a worksheet to end the lesson. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students research Christopher Columbus. They are told that Columbus was from Genoa, Italy, born in 1451. Students explore the different types of ships Columbus used to sail. They find the functional parts of the ships and draw them based on their measurements. Full Review »
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