| Grade 4 |
COURSE TITLE: AMERICAN HISTORY
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UNIT 2
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Unit 2: Age of Exploration (1400-1600)
(Suggested amount of time to spend on unit: mid October - December)
FOCUS QUESTIONS
FQ1:Why did Europeans explore? Include in your analysis: (EQ5,6) Motivation for exploration (religion, resources, land) Technological advances (ships, sails, weapons, navigational tools)
S1;PS1 Gather historical data from multiple sources.
S3; PS6 Describe the impact of various technological developments on the local community and on the nation.
S3; PS7 Identify individual achievements of scientists and inventors from many cultures and different historical periods and describe their achievements.
S12; PS1 Explain the characteristics and purposes of maps, globes and other geographical tools and technologies.
S12; PS2 Create information from maps, globes and geographic models in graphs, diagrams, and charts.
S13; PS4 Explain why some countries are richer than others.
FQ2: What were the results of European exploration? (EQ1,7) Discuss the discovery of a larger world --The "New World" Analyze the impact on the Native American population Examine Columbus' role regarding slavery Discuss why Europeans stayed in the New World
S4; PS4 Display empathy for people who have lived in the past.
S11; PS5 Explain locations and characteristics of human settlements and how they have changed over time.
S13; PS2 Identify goods and serviced and give an example of each.
S13; PS3 Identify and give examples of resources: human, natural and capital, and explain how they are used.
NOTES TO TEACHER:
Slavery will be a continual theme throughout many units of the 4th and 5th grade curriculum.
RESOURCES:
Provided resources:
The Discovery of the Americas (Unit 2, FQ1,2)
Explorers (Unit 2, FQ1,2)
Play (About Christopher Columbus - 2 different endings from 2 different perspectives) (Unit 2, FQ1,2)
Play - Teachers guide (Unit 2, FQ1,2)
Explorers Searching for Adventure (Unit 2, FQ1,2)
The Revolutionary War, Researching American History (Unit 2)
RECOMMENDED ACTIVITIES:
Write a letter to send from an explorers point of view explaining your experience.
Make jumbo explorer trading cards - front picture, back stats.
Create a big book of explorers with each student responsible for a different explorer.
Put an ad in a newspaper asking for volunteers to explore the new land.
Keep a log describing your journey with an explorer.
ASSESSMENTS:
Essential questions
Focus questions
Performance tasks
Tests/quizzes
Teacher observations
| Content: Social Studies |
Grade Level: 4 |
Date of BOE Adoption: July 17. 2002 |