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Explorers: Then and Now

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Fifth graders examine and research reasons for exploration, hazards encountered by explorers, and famous explorers. They conduct Internet research, bookmark sites, copy pictures and paste them into a word document, and print them for a research paper.

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Research, the internet, explorers, the age of exploration

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explorers, internet research, social studies
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Grade
5th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
21 days
Instructional Strategy
Research

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