6th Grade Discovery and Exploration

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Transportation

Explorers' Voyages and Travel

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WORKSHEETS

Mount Everest Timeline

Review the chronology of attempts to ascend Mount Everest with this printable word fill. Pupils will learn about the…

Subjects:

Social Studies and History

Discovery and Exploration

Explorers

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ACTIVITIES

Pedro's Journal Literature Guide

The literature guide for Pedro's Journal, a story about Columbus' travels, includes enrichment activities and Internet…

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Historical Fiction

Discovery and Exploration

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DAILY WARM-UPS

The Gold Rush Reading Warm-Up

This printable warm-up helps students master important reading skills with a passage on the Gold Rush and comprehension…

Subjects:

Social Studies and History

American History/U.S. History

Reading Comprehension

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LESSON PLANS

Who Writes History? Rethinking Columbus Day

In this lesson plan, students explore their ideas about history and who writes it. The often-repeated "fact" that…

Subjects

Reading and Literature

Nonfiction Literature

Discovery and Exploration

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REFERENCE

Eyewitness: Explorer

Take a look at the often hazardous and perilous world of exploration from the lives and navigation techniques of the…

Subjects

Reading and Literature

Informational Texts

Discovery and Exploration

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WORKSHEETS

Conquering Mount Everest

In 1953 explorers Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reached the summit of Mount Everest, as described in this sheet. …

Subjects:

Social Studies and History

Discovery and Exploration

Twentieth Century

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MAPS

Explorers of North and South America

Learn about discovery and exploration in North and South America with this social studies printable. Students will match…

Subjects:

Social Studies and History

Discovery and Exploration

Map

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First Fleet

Students will write an essay imagining they traveled to Australia with the First Fleet.

Subjects:

Australian History

Colonization

British History

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WORKSHEETS

Settling the West

Review concepts of westward expansion with this matching worksheet.

Subjects:

Social Studies and History

Discovery and Exploration

American History/U.S. History

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WORKSHEETS

Peary, Henson, and the North Pole

The race to the North Pole is detailed in this sheet.

Subjects:

Social Studies and History

Discovery and Exploration

Arctic and Polar Regions

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Europeans Explore a New Land

The letters in the names of famous explorers are used to create words.

Subjects:

Social Studies and History

Discovery and Exploration

Explorers

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DAILY WARM-UPS

Early European Settlements Reading Warm-Up

This reading warm-up features a passage on early European settlements and questions to check comprehension. Use this…

Subjects:

Colonial America

American History/U.S. History

Social Studies and History

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WORKSHEETS

Underwater Archaeology

Your pupils will learn about the use of underwater technology to find artefacts at the bottom of the sea. They will fill…

Subjects:

Social Studies and History

Archeology

Discovery and Exploration

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WORKSHEETS

Sailing Around the World

Appeal to children's imaginations with this creative writing exercise. Children will imagine they are circumnavigating…

Subjects:

Social Studies and History

Discovery and Exploration

Explorers' Voyages and Travel

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Explorers of North America Word Power

Students can practice social studies vocabulary relevant to North American expeditions and explorers by reading the…

Subjects:

Vocabulary

Discovery and Exploration

North America

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LESSON PLANS

20th-Century Explorers Mini-Lesson -- PowerPoint Slideshow

Introduce 20th-century explorers and give students a general overview of some of the major expeditions that have…

Subjects:

Social Studies and History

Discovery and Exploration

Explorers

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20th-Century Explorers Word Power

Students can practice social studies vocabulary relevant to 20th-century explorers by reading the definition and using…

Subjects:

Vocabulary

Discovery and Exploration

Twentieth Century

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REFERENCE

1600–1699 (A.D.) World History Timeline

Learn about significant events during the 17th century with this timeline.

Subjects:

Social Studies and History

World History

Discovery and Exploration

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REFERENCE

Thor Heyerdahl Biography

Learn about anthropologist and explorer Thor Heyerdahl by reading this biography. This resource includes extension…

Subjects:

Social Studies and History

Discovery and Exploration

Explorers

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MAPS

Columbus's Voyages

A list of Christopher Columbus's voyages and the places he landed on each of them.

Subjects:

Social Studies and History

Discovery and Exploration

Explorers

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FUTUREFIT PROJECTS

Explorers of North America Lesson

Use this mini-lesson to introduce students to the famous explorers of North America. Remind them that our lives are the…

Subjects

Social Studies and History

Discovery and Exploration

North America

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TEACHING RESOURCE

Explorers of North America Background Information

This resource is designed to be used in conjunction with the Explorers of North America Mini-Lesson. Use this resource…

Subjects:

Social Studies and History

Discovery and Exploration

North America

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