1. 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.

2. 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!

3. 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

4. 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.

5. 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).

6. 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
Hernando Cortes
Giovanni de Verrazano 1524
Jacques Cartier
Hernando de Soto 1539
Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo 1542
Henry Hudson 1609

7. Resources
Textbook
Google
Mr. Button
BrainPop

8. Information that COULD go on the PPT
Picture of him
What he explored
WHY he explored that place
Country of origin
Interesting Facts

9. 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.