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"Children are our best natural resource..."
--Herbert Hoover

Thursday, January 3, 2019

Welcome Back! Week 19: Jan. 7-11, 2k19

Hey #Padawans #JediKnights!  Welcome back to school!  This week, we enter a new unit: The Age of Exploration!

Day 1
In Class: Introduce the Age of Exploration -- Who explored? Why did they explore? What did they explore?
HW:  None!

Day 2
In Class:  Age of Exploration
  1. What did the Portuguese explore?
  2. What did the Spanish explore?
  3. What was the Colombian Exchange?
  4. What enabled the Spanish to be so dominant in their exploration? How can we compare their dominance to today?
How Does Math Guide Our Ships???





Day 3
In Class:  The Columbian Exchange and the Explorers!


Time to learn about The Explorers!  
Who were they? Where were they from? What did they explore/discover?

Ferdinand Magellan and How He Circumnavigated the WORLD!


HW:  Finish The Explorers by Monday!


Day 4
In Class: Continue The Explorers!  -- Who were they? Where were they from? What did they explore/discover?
HW:  Finish The Explorers by Monday!