1. Lesson 3 THE FIRST SPANISH VOYAGE
5 mins
Key words:
Caravel =
Carrak =
Mutiny =
Aim: To develop an understanding of the events of Columbus’s first voyage.

2. STARTING OFF
5 mins
“Columbus was the most important factor that enabled the exploration of the Atlantic”
Bullet point 2 reasons to challenge this view.
Extension: 2 reasons to support this view.

3. THE FIRST VOYAGE What is the name of the brothers Columbus hired?
10 mins
Read Pearson pg15
Extension reading: Laminate handout -Christopher Columbus's First Voyage 1492
Discuss the questions with your neighbour:
What is the name of the brothers Columbus hired?
How many ships did Columbus take and what were they called?
Where was Columbus due to stop off before his exploration of the Atlantic?
Why did Columbus take an Arabic and Hebrew speaker?

4. THE FIRST VOYAGE: PROBLEMS
Read Pearson pg16-17
Extension reading: Laminate handout -Christopher Columbus's First Voyage 1492/ Pearson pg16-17
Discuss the questions with your neighbour:
Describe 8 problems/ conditions Columbus and his crew faced during the first voyage to the ‘New World’.
Rank the problems in order of importance in terms of most damaging – justify most important
Determine solutions that Columbus used for 2 of the problems identified in q1

5. THE FIRST VOYAGE: LAND
Laminate handout -Christopher Columbus's First Voyage 1492
a) When did Columbus and his crew first sight land?
b) Where did they end up landing?
c) Why was this a problem? 2 reasons

6. Columbus’s First Voyage
10 mins
What did Columbus take?
Who did Columbus take?
Label the three ships with their names.
What dangers did Columbus face?
Extension:
Rank the dangers in order of importance.
Explain your decisions.
Write bullet point lists.
Be concise and precise

7. Depart Spain from port Palos. Sail to the Canaries.
Flow diagram to show the events of Columbus’s first voyage to the New World – describe the events in your own words and or pictures.
3rd August 1492
Depart Spain from port Palos. Sail to the Canaries.
10 mins
Avoiding the Portuguese
6th September 1492
24th September 1492
5th October 1492
11th October 1492
10th Of October

8. Plenary Discuss with your neighbour the following:
You have thinking time.
Form an answer for each question.
Be ready to share your answer.
No hands up- teacher picks only!
Discuss with your neighbour the following:
How important was the sponsorship of Isabella and Ferdinand for Columbus’s voyage?
Name 5 things that Columbus took on his journey.
What dangers did Columbus face on his journey?
What was the most significant factor that enabled Columbus to start to explore the Atlantic?