5th Grade Discovery and Exploration Worksheets
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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 HistoryDiscovery and ExplorationExplorers -
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Postcards: Student Planning Page
Make school breaks educational with this postcard planning activity -- it's perfect for back to school! Students will…Subjects:Explorers' Voyages and TravelDiscovery and ExplorationSocial Studies and History -
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 HistoryAmerican History/U.S. HistoryReading 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…Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryDiscovery and ExplorationMap -
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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 HistoryDiscovery and ExplorationTwentieth Century -
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Settling the West
Review concepts of westward expansion with this matching worksheet.Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryDiscovery and ExplorationAmerican History/U.S. History -
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Exploring Explorers Worksheet
Students examine the reasons why, throughout history, people have ventured into unexplored places to discover new lands.Subjects:ExplorersDiscovery and ExplorationSocial Studies and 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 AmericaAmerican History/U.S. HistorySocial 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 HistoryDiscovery and ExplorationArctic 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 HistoryDiscovery and ExplorationExplorers -
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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 RightsAmerican History/U.S. HistorySocial 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 ComprehensionDiscovery and ExplorationAmerican History/U.S. History -
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Historical Fiction Reading Warm-Up: The Christmas Gift
Develop students' reading skills with this printable passage of historical fiction and comprehension questions. This…Subjects:Historical FictionLanguage Arts and WritingExplorers' Voyages and Travel -
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Plymouth Puzzle
Teach children about the Pilgrims with this printable wordsearch. This is a great activity to use during the…Subjects:ColonizationDiscovery and ExplorationSocial Studies and History -
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Go Exploring!
Match terms with corresponding definitions to improve knowledge of the Age of Exploration.Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryDiscovery and ExplorationExplorers -
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My Curious Uncle Dudley Activities
Connect geography and literature with extension activities for My Curious Uncle Dudley. This packet includes a printable…Subjects:MapChildren's Book CharactersExplorers' Voyages and Travel -
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Storytelling
After reading Justin Trudeau's eulogy for his father, Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau, students will write a short…Subjects:WritingExplorers' Voyages and TravelCanadian History -
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Lewis & Clark Trading Post
Lewis and Clark wanted to open up more of North America to trade. Trade was vital to the local peoples at this time.…Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryDiscovery and ExplorationMathematics -
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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:VocabularyDiscovery and ExplorationNorth America -
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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:VocabularyDiscovery and ExplorationTwentieth Century