Objectives
- Students will use vocabulary related to explorers.
- Students will understand some of the reasons why people explore new lands.
- Students will recognize the similarities between early and modern-day explorers.
Materials
- Exploring Explorers worksheet
- Why Do People Explore website ( http://library.thinkquest.org/C001692/
english/index.php3?subject=why/organised)
Procedures
- Introduce key vocabulary: expeditions, heathens, hermits, inhabitants, myrrh, trade.
- Have students work individually or with partners to complete the Exploring Explorers worksheet as they visit the Why Do People Explore website.
- Set up a time when students can share the information they discovered.
Assessment
Use the checklist to assess students' ability to take notes and understand why people strive to explore unknown places. Assign a point value to each item.
Extension Activities
- Choose from a large collection of cross-curricular activities for all grade levels.
- Explore outstanding lessons and activities on ) to learn how a compass works to point someone (like an explorer) in the right direction.
- Organize a treasure hunt on school grounds with clues that require the use of a compass and map.
Standards Correlations
National Social Studies Standards
Students develop an understanding of:
- their historical roots and are able to locate themselves in time.
- how reading about and reconstructing the past allows them to develop historical perspective.
- places and regions, and interactions of environment and society.
- the factors that contribute to who they are; to what they think, feel, and believe; to what they decide and do; and to how they perceive themselves and the world.
National Educational Technology Standards
Students:
- practice responsible use of technology systems, information, and software.
- use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity.
Students examine the reasons why, throughout history, people have ventured into unexplored places to discover new lands.
Themes
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