Explorers
Books Read:
Heritage Study biographies
Internet search
Activities Completed:
List motivations for explorers
Drew Viking ship
Drew and colored in flags of countries that sent out explorers to the New World
Drew in routes of explorers to the New World on maps
Complete a nautical help worksheet
Complete an explorer timeline
Completed an explorer's report (name, sponsoring country, country of birth,
route taken, area of New World explored, water passageways used, purpose of
expedition, was purpose fulfilled, unexpected discoveries, overall results of
expedition, changes created in explorer's life, changes created in cultures
found, include picture of explorer) for Erikson, Columbus, Henry the Navigator,
Dias, Cabot, Amerigo, Gama, Balboa, Ponce de Leon, Cortes, Cartier, Magellan,
Do Coronado, Soto, Drake, Champlaign, Hudson, and de La Salle
Visited St. Augustine
Took test on unit
Vocabulary:
Equator
Leif Ericson
Coronado
Champlain
Ponce de Leon
John Cabot
Cartier
Vikings
British
Christopher Columbus
Amerigo Vespucci
Ferdinand and Isabella