Module 3: The Age of Exploration- Social Studies 5 - Course Guide
Module Overview:
In this module, learners will be learning about the major events in Europe that led to the European exploration of North America and investigating the impact that new technology had on ocean exploration in the 15th century.
Module Materials:
- Pencils
- Crayons or colored pencils
- Notebook
- Scissors
- Glue
- Highlighter
- Markers
- Blank paper
Module Objectives:
Lesson # | Lesson Title | Objective(s) |
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1 | Major Events Motivate Exploration |
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2 | New Ideas Motivate Exploration |
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3 | Early European Exploration of North America |
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4 | Following in Columbus's Wake |
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5 | Reaching the Pacific |
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6 | Spain Continues to Explore |
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7 | Finding the Northwest Passage |
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8 | The Columbian Exchange |
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9 | When Worlds Collide |
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10 | Comparing Points of View |
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Module Key Words:
Key Words |
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Renaissance Protestant Reformation Spanish Reconquista printing press circumnavigation Marco Polo Prince Henry of Portugal Christopher Columbus King Ferdinand Queen Isabella Taíno Age of Exploration Giovanni Caboto (John Cabot) Amerigo Vespucci Vasco Núñez de Balboa Ferdinand Magellan Juan Ponce de León Hernan Cortés Francisco Vásquez de Coronado Hernando de Soto Giovanni da Verrazano Jacques Cartier Henry Hudson Northwest Passage St. Lawrence River Columbian Exchange pre-Columbian European exploration point of view primary source secondary source |
Module Assignments:
Lesson # | Lesson Title | Page # | Assignment Title |
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2 | New Ideas Motivate Exploration | 6 | Invention Presentation Assignment |
3 | Early European Exploration of North America | 6 | European Explorers Chart Assignment |
4 | Following in Columbus's Wake | 2 | European Explorers Chart Assignment |
5 | Reaching the Pacific | 2 | European Explorers Chart Assignment |
6 | Spain Continues to Explore | 2 | European Explorers Chart Assignment |
7 | Finding the Northwest Passage | 2 | European Explorers Chart Assignment |
8 | The Columbian Exchange | 5 | Columbian Exchange Assignment |
Learning Coach Notes:
Lesson # | Lesson Title | Notes |
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1 | Major Events Motivate Exploration | Ask your learner to explain the major events in Europe that lead to the European exploration of North America. |
2 | New Ideas Motivate Exploration | Ask your learner to explain the new technology that helped make exploration possible. |
3 | Early European Exploration of North America | Ask your learner to name the first European Explorers to North America, where they landed, and their impact. |
4 | Following in Columbus's Wake | Ask your learner to discuss the aims, obstacles, and accomplishments of explorers who followed Columbus to North America. |
5 | Reaching the Pacific | Ask your learner to explain the aims, obstacles, and accomplishments of the European explorers who found a route to the Pacific Ocean. |
6 | Spain Continues to Explore | Ask your learner to describe the aims, obstacles, and accomplishments of Spanish explorers. |
7 | Finding the Northwest Passage | Ask your learner to describe the aims, obstacles, and accomplishments of Europeans who worked to explore the Northwest Passage. |
8 | The Columbian Exchange | Ask your learnre to explain the positive and negative impacts of the Columbian Exchange and to identify the goods that were distributed during the Columbian Exchange. |
9 | When Worlds Collide | Ask your learner to summarize interactions among Native Americans, Africans, English, French, Dutch, and Spanish for control of North America. |
10 | Comparing Points of View | Ask your learner to compare various points of view of the European exploration of North America. |
Module Guiding Questions:
When a student starts a lesson ask them questions to check for prior knowledge and understanding and to review concepts being taught. At the end of the lesson ask the questions again to see if their answer changes.
Lesson Title | Question |
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Major Events Motivate Exploration |
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New Ideas Motivate Exploration |
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Early European Exploration of North America |
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Following in Columbus's Wake |
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Reaching the Pacific |
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Spain Continues to Explore |
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Finding the Northwest Passage |
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The Columbian Exchange |
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When Worlds Collide |
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Comparing Points of View |
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Module Video Questions:
When a student watches a video take time to ask them questions about what they watched. Suggested questions for the videos in this module are listed here. Suggestion: Have the student watch the entire video first all the way through. Then have them watch the video a second time, as they watch it pause the video and ask the questions.
Lesson Title | Video | Question |
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Module Suggested Read Aloud Books:
Take time to read to your student or have them read aloud to you. Read a different book each day. While reading the book point out concepts being taught. You may purchase these books or find them at your local library. Suggested things to discuss while reading the book:
- What is the main idea?
- What are three things new you learned?
- How does this book relate to what you are learning about?
# | Book | Author | Lexile Level |
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1 | What Was the Age of Exploration | Catherine Daly | 910L |
2 | The Columbian Exchange History for Kids: Global exchange of crops, animals, and cultures | Nora Langley |
Module Outing:
Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.
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