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Pre-Columbian Native Peoples and Technology
Students explore Pre-Columbian native cultures. In this Exploration Era lesson, students define the words "primitive," "civilized," and "technology." Students consider the connotations of the words and then investigate misconceptions...
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Every Day Edit - Columbus Sets Sail
In this everyday editing learning exercise, students correct grammatical errors in a short paragraph about Columbus. The errors range from capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.
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An Age of Exploration
Young scholars investigate U.S. history by examining North American timelines. In this American exploration lesson, students research the events that led to Columbus finding America and participate in a jeopardy game regarding his...
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Summarization Pretest Questions
In this summarization worksheet, students complete summarization rules and choose the best summarizing sentences. Students complete 10 questions.
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Christopher Columbus: Historical Perspective
Sixth graders study Columbus Day in relation to who discovered Canada. They complete a KWL about Canada and discuss Columbus Day as an American holiday. After viewing a video, they read articles of Christopher Columbus and work in groups...
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Vamos a Granada
Pupils research and study about the city of Granada in Spain. They go on virtual tours and fill out a journal about their travels Some things they are looking for are famous spots, meanings of certain Spanish words, who lives there,...