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The Columbian Exchange: Crash Course History of Science #16 Instructional VideoThe Columbian Exchange: Crash Course History of Science #16 Instructional Video
Publisher
Crash Course
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9th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
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Media Length
12:58
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15 mins
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2018
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The Columbian Exchange: Crash Course History of Science #16

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Back in 1492, when Columbus sailed the ocean blue, he discovered more than a new world! Part 16 in an ongoing History of Science series explores the Columbian Exchange and other major events in the Spanish colonial period. Viewers learn about the plants, politics, and particularly potent diseases that traveled between Eurasia and the Americas during this period of time.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

the age of exploration, trade, portugal, spain, china, european exploration, christopher columbus, north america, politics, spanish colonialism, world geography, sailing, edible plants, communicable disease, vaccinations, slavery, colonization

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Have pupils pick a topic from the video and conduct further research
  • Use the resource to begin a food or agriculture study to take an in-depth look at how trade expanded our variety of food

Classroom Considerations

  • Students should know a little about world geography to keep up with the flow of the video
  • This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

  • The video is very informative and full of interesting facts
  • Excellent scripting skillfully shows the relationship between science, politics, and geography in a tumultuous time

Cons

  • None

Common Core

SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2

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