Explorers Unit Vocabulary

Important vocabulary words went home with students today, Monday, March 9th. Check under the Social Studies tab on the right to find the vocabulary. 

Keep in mind students should be bringing their Social Studies books and packets to and from school every night! Explorer projects are due March 13th!

Explorers Project

This week, we will begin our Explorers Unit in Social Studies. For their Explorers Project, students will become an expert on one of the Explorers in our unit. Students will create a poster to represent their explorer as well as write a five-sentence paragraph explaining the significance of their explorer. At the end of our unit, each student will present their posters and paragraphs to the class. We hope that this will be a fun way to learn about our explorers!

Requirements for the Project:

1. Students must pick one of the following explorers for their project: Christopher Columbus, Juan Ponce de Leon, Christopher Newport, or Jacques Cartier.

2. Students must create a creative and colorful poster to represent their explorer. The poster should include the following: 
                       - The country that sponsored the explorer
                       - Where the explorer traveled 
                       - The reasons and motivations for the explorer's travel 
                       - Birth date and death of the explorer 
                       - Interesting facts and pictures about the explorer 

3. Students must write a paragraph (minimum of 5 sentences) about their explorer that they will read to the class with their posters. 

Students may also dress as their explorer if they choose, but this is not required. 

Due Date: Friday, March 13th, 2015