2. Are You Smarter Than a 5 th Grader? 4 th period

3. Are You Smarter Than a 5 th Grader? 1,000,000 5th Grade 5th Grade Vocab 5th Grade 5th Grade Vocab 5th Grade 5th Grade Explorers 4th Grade 4th Grade Explorers 4th Grade 4th Grade Explorers 4th Grade 4th Grade Explorers 3rd Grade 2nd Grade 2nd Grade Vocab 2nd Grade 2nd Grade Vocab 2nd Grade 2nd Grade Explorers 1st Grade 1st Grade Vocab 1st Grade 1st Grade Vocab 1st Grade 1st Grade Explorers 500,000 300,000 175,000 100,000 50,000 25,000 10,000 5,000 2,000 1,000

4. 5th Grade Vocabulary Question / Define the term Isthmus

5. 5th Grade Vocabulary Answer / A Narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas. Return

6. 5th Grade Explorer Question / What Spanish explorer claimed much of the southern half of what is now the United States?

7. 5th Grade Explorers Answer / Hernando de Soto Return

8. 4th Grade Question / What was the aim of Coronado’s expedition?

9. 4th Grade Answer / To find the seven cities of gold Return

10. 4th Grade Question / What people reached North America five hundred years before Columbus? Name one explorer!

11. 4th Grade Answer / The Vikings / Leif Erickson / The Vikings / Leif Erickson Return

12. 3rd Grade Question / What were the costs and benefits of sponsoring an explore on an expedition?

13. 3rd Grade Answer / Costs – Return with nothing, explorer never returns, and ships are wrecked. / Benefits – Chance of finding riches, new land, and spreading the catholic religion. / Costs – Return with nothing, explorer never returns, and ships are wrecked. / Benefits – Chance of finding riches, new land, and spreading the catholic religion. Return

14. 3rd Grade Question / Why were explorers trying to find the Northwest Passage?

15. 3rd Grade Answer / Finding the Northwest Passage would give the explorers a faster route to Asia. / Finding the Northwest Passage would give that country an important new trade route between Europe and Asia and gain riches. / Finding the Northwest Passage would give the explorers a faster route to Asia. / Finding the Northwest Passage would give that country an important new trade route between Europe and Asia and gain riches.

16. 2nd Grade Vocabulary Question / Define the term navigation

17. 2nd Grade Vocabulary Answer / The science of planning and following a route. Return

18. 2nd Grade Explorers Question / What explorer traveled around the world?

19. 2nd Grade Explorers Answer / Ferdinand Magellan Return

20. 1st Grade Vocabulary Question / Define the term mutiny.

21. 1st Grade Vocabulary Answer / To Rebel against their leader Return

22. 1st Grade Explorers Question / Who searched for the Fountain of Youth?

23. 1st Grade Explorers Answer / Juan Ponce de Leon Return

24. Million Dollar Question 5 th grade Why did Christopher Columbus have to wait till the Reconquista was over before asking for a sponsorship?

25. 1,000,000 Answer / Christopher Columbus had to wait because Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand were focused on the war. Since the money and attention was on the war, Columbus knew that they wouldn’t sponsor his voyage. Return

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