3. Student Learning Map

  • Topic:Explorers
  • Subject(s):Social Studies
  • Days:20
  • Grade(s):3
Key Learning: When people from different cultures come in contact, there are changes to all.
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How has exploration help develop our cultures?

What impacts have trade and exploration had on one another?

   
Concept: Ancient Explorers
Concept: Middle Age Explorers
Concept: Renaissance Explorers
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What effects did the Vikings have on trade and exploration?

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How did trade and exploration become an fundamental part of the Middle Ages?

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How did Marco Polo's travels affect the peoples of China and Europe?

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Lesson Essential Question(s):

How did new ideas during the renaissance contribute to world exploration and trade?

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Concept: Modern Explorers
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Lesson Essential Question(s):

What is the purpose of modern exploration?

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(Note: Holidays and Cultural Observances may be taught based on their calendar occurance dates.)

Follow the Dream: The Story of Christopher Columbus, by Peter Sis; How Pizza Came to Queens, by Dayal Khalsa; The House I live In, by Isadore Seltzer; Community Exploration (CD Rom), Laureate Learning Systems; Our Modern US History : History of Transportation.

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  • exploration -
  • internet -
  • compass -
  • Renaissance -
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  • conquistadors -
  • caravel -
  • colonizlation -
  • Caravan -
  • submarine -
  • Vikings -
  • trade -
  • crusades -
  • space shuttle -
  • rockets -
  • satellites -
  • airplanes -
  • trains -