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)
1	Major Events Motivate Exploration	Explain the major events in Europe that lead to the European exploration of North America.
2	New Ideas Motivate Exploration	Investigate the impact that new technology had on ocean exploration in the 15th century.
3	Early European Exploration of North America	Identify the cause, course, and consequences of early European exploration of North America.
4	Following in Columbus's Wake	Compare the aims, obstacles, and accomplishments of explorers who followed Columbus to North America.
5	Reaching the Pacific	Compare the aims, obstacles, and accomplishments of the European explorers who found a route to the Pacific Ocean.
6	Spain Continues to Explore	Describe the aims, obstacles, and accomplishments of Spanish explorers.
7	Finding the Northwest Passage	Describe the aims, obstacles, and accomplishments of Europeans who worked to explore the Northwest Passage.
8	The Columbian Exchange	Infer the positive and negative impacts of the Columbian Exchange. Identify the goods that were distributed during the Columbian Exchange.
9	When Worlds Collide	Summarize interactions among Native Americans, Africans, English, French, Dutch, and Spanish for control of North America.
10	Comparing Points of View	Analyze primary sources that discuss various points of view on the European exploration of North America. Compare various points of view of the European exploration of North America.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
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
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:

None

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

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

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

Module Outing:

Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.

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