Explorers – Day 2 Get to meet your new neighbor. Tell you STEAM Partner…. Your name and your favorite book. Tell you SPARK Partner… Your name and two of your hobbies.
Housekeeping / Announcements Today is a new quarter. Grades are final, unless I made a mistake or you have an incomplete. 5th grade will see the musical tomorrow. Snow on the ground? You’re still going outside for recess!
Review Yesterday, you read a story about Christopher Columbus discovering the New World. You answered two questions on Socrative: Why were the Tainos surprised by Columbus? What did Columbus think when he saw the Tainos? Here are your answers… columbus 1.xlsx columbus 2.xlsx columbus 3.xlsx
Today Student News Explorers Project Introduction Work Time The learner will understand the requirements and expectations of the Explorers Project. The learner will work with other students. I will listen to Mr. Button as he explains the Explorers Project. I’ll work with a group to research an explorer and summarize that information on a PowerPoint that we’ll share with the class on Friday.
Explorer’s Project 50 Practice Points You’ll be working in groups of 3. You’ll make a PowerPoint to show the class. You’ll present on Friday. On Monday, everyone will take a quiz on the presentations. (10 assessment points).
Explorers You Can Choose Marco Polo 1275 Christopher Columbus 1492 Giovanni Caboto 1497 Vasco Da Gama 1498 Amerigo Vespucci 1499 Juan Ponce de Leon 1513 Ferdinand Magellan 1519-1522 Hernando Cortes 1519-1533 Giovanni de Verrazano 1524 Jacques Cartier 1534-1541 Hernando de Soto 1539 Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo 1542 Henry Hudson 1609
Resources Textbook Google Mr. Button BrainPop
Information that COULD go on the PPT Picture of him What he explored WHY he explored that place Country of origin Interesting Facts
Recap Today Student News Explorers Project Introduction Work Time The learner will understand the requirements and expectations of the Explorers Project. The learner will work with other students. I will listen to Mr. Button as he explains the Explorers Project. I’ll work with a group to research an explorer and summarize that information on a PowerPoint that we’ll share with the class on Friday.