Introduction
Welcome!
Task
What exactly you will be doing is researching each explorer and finding out important information about him.
What we will be discovering about these men are their:
- Nationality
- Sponsoring Country
- Motives
- Dates of Travel
- Routes of Travel
- Accomplishments
Process
Day One
Who are the explorers and what were their motives for exploration?
- Read the chapter
- Discuss explorers
Day Two
Dates and routes of travel
- Research the dates of travel of the explorers
- Use textbook
- Record your answers on your papers
- Track routes of each explorer together
- Interactive map
- Textbook
Day Three
Accomplishments and impacts of exploration
- Review explorers in chapter
- Fill out chart
- Create poster representation of the explorer that you feel had the most important impact on history
Evaluation
Poster Requirements
- Write a short description of the explorer 10 points
- draw a picture of the explorer 10 points
- Write the impact they had on history you chose 10 points
- Explain your opinion on why it was so important 20 points
Total Points: 50