Tahoe

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Tahoe

• Michelle Oldham
• Jessica McClure

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Unit Theme

• Exploration and Colonization
• How did our Nation become what it is today, and
  how does this effect who we are today?

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Essential Questions

• What kind of Geography did the explorers find
  upon arriving in America?
• How and why did Europeans begin to look for a sea
  route to Asia?
• Why did Europeans explore America, and what did
  they find?
• Why did the Spanish explore and conquer large
  areas of the Americas?
• What was the motive for Spain exploration of
  America?
• What effect did the settlement of the explorers
  have on the lives of the Indians?
• How did government affect exploration and
  settlement?
• What cultural differences did the explorers/early
  settlers encounter upon arriving in America?

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Lesson Summary

• A lesson that connects Spanish explorers to the
  motive of discovering Gold. The students will
  connect Spanish exploration with motive to find
  riches. Students will Connect explorers with
  their routes, country, motive, date of
  exploration, and impact. They will also be able
  to discuss how these explorers and their country
  benefited from these discoveries.

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Lesson Goals

• Students will evaluate the importance of Spanish
  explorers coming to America and describe the
  importance of trade in expanding their countries
  economy.

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Objectives

• At the end of the lesson
• The students will be able to construct a chart
  that represents different Spanish explorers and
  their importance.
• Describe two benefits in detail that the
  explorers and their country gained from the
  exploration of America.

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Core content

• SS-05-3.4.1-Students will describe production,
  distribution, and consumption of goods and
  services in the history of the U.S.
  (Colonization, Industrialization, Twentieth
  Century to Present). DOK3
• Trade with Spain and the Indians during
  exploration and colonization helped to advance
  both nations.

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Project

• Students will construct a graphic organizer which
  includes the explorer, their motive, the sponsor,
  dates sailed, route of exploration, and the
  impact it had on the world.

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Graphic Organizer
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Assessment

• Open Response Question
• People came to America for many reasons.
• Explain why Christopher Columbus came to America
  in 1492.
• Describe two benefits in detail that the
  explorers and their country gained from the
  exploration of America.

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OR Scoring Guide
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Technology

• Using the Graphic Organizer as a reference,
  students will construct their own PowerPoint to
  present to the class.