Explorers Miss Timberlake

Why Explore?! Jot a list of reasons why you think Europeans wanted to explore the world.

Learning Objective By the end of the lesson you will be able to explain the political, economic, and technological factors that led to exploration.

3 Reasons Europeans Explored 1. Economic 2. Political 3. Technological

Economic Motivations Define “economic” People wanted to make MONEY! $

Economic Motivators Continued International trade was a big motivator to explore People brought spices (think salt, pepper, oregano) from Asia to Europe in order to make money There are “middle men” in a trade. Think about it: Farmers grow food, farmers sell the food to grocery stores, grocery stores sell it to people. Who makes money?! The farmers AND the grocery stores. Food would be cheaper if we bought STRAIGHT from farmers! Explorers recognized that they wouldn’t have to pay the “middle man” if they could have a route to Asia to get the spices from them They also wanted to find gold, silver, and furs

Portugal Portugal was the first to get to Asia by water routes Their leader was Prince Henry Spain didn’t want to be behind Portugal so they sent Christopher Columbus to find a route

Political Motivations Each country wanted to be the strongest More land = More power! England wanted to be the most powerful so they sent explorers out to create colonies. England became the most powerful country a few hundred years later

“The sun never sets on the British Empire”

Technology Motivators Shipbuilding was getting better Caravel—a smaller and faster ship with triangular sails that could sail into the wind

Technology Motivators Navigation improved so people could go farther out to sea Astrolabe—a tool that help the explorers read stars so they knew where they were Cartography—map making skills improved

Explorers

Learning Objective You will be able to summarize the accomplishments of the Vikings, Portuguese, Spanish, English, and French explorers.

Lesson 2: Leif Eriksson

Read Aloud Who were the Vikings? By Jane Chisolm

Leif Eriksson

Leif Eriksson Viking from Greenland Sailed the northern Atlantic Ocean and settled in North America He called North America “Vinland”

So why doesn’t Leif get credit for discovering North America? Vikings were very aggressive! They did not get along with Europeans so they couldn’t share their discovery

Leif Eriksson vs. Christopher Columbus http://www.history.com/topics/exploration/columbus-day/videos/leif- erickson-vs-christopher-columbus

Notebook Activity

Vikings Close Read

Close Read Questions for Notebook Write the answers to your passage questions in your notebook

Learning Objective You will be able to summarize the accomplishments of the Vikings, Portuguese, Spanish, English, and French explorers.

Lesson 3: Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus Columbus sailed for Spain looking for a faster route to the Spice Islands Columbus sailed WEST because he thought the world was small enough that he could reach the Far East by sailing west He was not successful in finding the Far East. Instead, he discovered San Salvador This was a gateway for Spanish settlements in North and South America

Christopher Columbus Article

Christopher Columbus Video http://www.history.com/topics/exploration/christopher-columbus

Notebook Activity

Learning Objective You will be able to summarize the accomplishments of the Vikings, Portuguese, Spanish, English, and French explorers.

Lesson 4: Spanish Conquistadors Ferdinand Magellan and Hernando de Soto

Ferdinand Magellan He was from Spain He was the first to sail around the world! Proved the world was round Magellan died before the journey was complete, but he claimed more lands for Spain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y94s85-Crew

More Spanish Conquistadors Hernando de Soto was Spanish. He explored the Southeastern United States and claimed land for Spain

Notebook Activity

Learning Objective You will be able to summarize the accomplishments of the Vikings, Portuguese, Spanish, English, and French explorers.

Lesson 5: John Cabot John Cabot sailed for England He was also trying to find a faster route to the Indies He copied Columbus and started by sailing West He thought there was a “Northwest Passage” that linked the Atlantic and Pacific There is no such passage He was also unsuccessful but claimed the coast of North America He called it “Virginia” and “New England”

John Cabot Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJOvmicAGjw

Notebook Activity

Learning Objective You will be able to summarize the accomplishments of the Vikings, Portuguese, Spanish, English, and French explorers.

Lesson 6: Henry Hudson Henry Hudson sailed for both the Netherlands and England He also tried to find the “Northwest Passage” He claimed what is now New York for the Dutch and parts of Canada for the English New York used to be called “New Netherlands” and “New Amsterdam” The Hudson River and the Hudson Bay are named after Henry Hudson http://www.history.com/topics/exploration/henry-hudson/videos

Notebook Activity

Learning Objective You will be able to summarize the accomplishments of the Vikings, Portuguese, Spanish, English, and French explorers.

Lesson 7: Robert LaSalle Robert LaSalle explored for France. He explored the Mississippi River He named the area he explored Louisiana The French claimed this area as “New France”

Notebook Activity

Explorers Project Lesson Time: 3- 40 minute class periods (One period to conduct the research, one period to sketch pictures and complete the story board, one period to create the Photostory)   Materials Needed: Building a Nation Social Studies textbook Nonfiction books on explorers Blank copy of the storyboard Computers with Photostory

Teaching the Lesson Day 1: Students will research their explorer and find the answer to the following questions: Who did the explorer sail for (what country)? What was the explorer’s motivation (why did he explore)? When did he explore (years of expedition)? What did he accomplish (what did he find/what did he claim)? Find out two interesting facts about him as an explorer or his expedition. Day 2: Students will complete the story board. Students will write the text for each slide on the lines of the storyboard. The text for each slide should not exceed three lines. Students will also sketch a picture to go with each slide. A picture will go in each box and students can determine the order of the illustrations. Day 3: Students will begin working on the Photostory. Students need to first find three pictures, one to use on each slide. The illustrations should include: one of the explorer, a map of the route and a picture of their choice that relates to the explorer or the expedition. After the picture has been imported, students will type the text for each slide. Upon completion of the pictures and text, students will narrate by reading the text. Day 4 Students will be grouped into three groups to share their Photostory. While each student presents, other students will record information about the explorer in their “Explorer’s Handbook.” The “Explorer’s Handbook” will be created by folding two pieces of construction paper and stapling it to create a section on each explorer. A map of each explorer’s map will be glued in each section and there will be space for notes to be recorded.

Explorers Game