6th Grade Social Studies and History

Students plot the course of Columbus's various expeditions on a map of the world.

Chart Columbus's Voyages

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Social Studies and History

Map

Australia and New Zealand

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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…

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Social Studies and History

American History/U.S. History

Reading Comprehension

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Explorers of North and South America

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

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Social Studies and History

Discovery and Exploration

Map

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

Conquering Mount Everest

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Social Studies and History

Discovery and Exploration

Twentieth Century

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Disaster in the Air: Challenger Space Shuttle

Distribute an article that examines the Challenger space shuttle tragedy of 1986.

Subjects:

Social Studies and History

Science

Astronauts and Space Flights

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Description of the navigational instruments used by Columbus and a creative writing activity.

Columbus Day Activities

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Social Studies and History

Explorers

Creative Writing

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Review concepts of westward expansion with this matching worksheet.

Settling the West

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Social Studies and History

Discovery and Exploration

American History/U.S. History

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

Underwater Archaeology

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Social Studies and History

Archeology

Discovery and Exploration

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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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Myths About Explorers

An article dispelling myths about various explorers.

Subjects:

Library Resources

Reading and Literature

Explorers

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James Cook

Read a biography of James Cook to learn more about this English explorer of the Pacific.

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Social Studies and History

World History

Explorers

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

Columbus's Voyages

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Social Studies and History

Discovery and Exploration

Explorers

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Sacagawea Biography: A Nonfiction Reading Warm-Up

In this nonfiction printable, students read a short biography on Sacagawea and answer reading comprehension questions.

Subjects:

Suffrage and Women's Rights

American History/U.S. History

Social Studies and History

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Spanish Explorations Reading Warm-Up

This printable warm-up helps students master important reading skills with a passage on Spanish exploration and…

Subjects:

Reading Comprehension

Discovery and Exploration

American History/U.S. History

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Pupils learn about important explorers and their discoveries by taking this printable geography quiz.

Famous Explorers Quiz

Subjects:

Social Studies and History

Explorers

Geography

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Samuel de Champlain Word-Fill

Children use the words in this worksheet to complete a passage about French explorer Samuel de Champlain, founder of…

Subjects:

Social Studies and History

Canadian History

Explorers

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A biography of Matthew Henson, an African-American explorer, with related activities.

Matthew Henson, Explorer

Subjects:

Social Studies and History

Explorers

African Americans

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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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