Description
Quickly introduce the Exploration Era in North America with this resource. Engage your students with an image analysis using a crop-it tool, reading with note making, and a Beyond the Frame activity. Avoid the lecture – let students learn for themselves! This resource includes a paper version and a 1:1 Google version to be used with Google Classroom.
Your purchase includes:
– A lesson plan that guides you through the activity
– Image Analysis Preview activity with a Crop-It Tool to increase engagement
– Informational text the exploration and early colonization of the Americas, including Columbus, Spanish Conquest, French Exploration, the Columbian Exchange, and the impact of colonization on the Americas.
– Chart for notes on the Exploration of the Americas
– Formative Assessment or Processing Activity to assess your students’ learning
– Google Slides Option
Please download the preview to see more information on this resource.
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6th Grade TEKS
(1) History. The student understands that historical events influence contemporary events. The student is expected to:
(A) trace characteristics of various contemporary societies in regions that resulted from historical events or factors such as colonization, immigration, and trade; and
(2) History. The student understands the influences of individuals and groups from various cultures on various historical and contemporary societies. The student is expected to:
(A) identify and describe the historical influence of individuals or groups on various contemporary societies; and
(B) describe the social, political, economic, and cultural contributions of individuals and groups from various societies, past and present.
(15) Culture. The student understands relationships that exist among world cultures. The student is expected to:
(A) identify and describe means of cultural diffusion such as trade, travel, and war;
(19) Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired through established research methodologies from a variety of valid sources, including technology.
The student is expected to:
(A) differentiate between, locate, and use valid primary and secondary sources such as oral, print, and visual material and artifacts to acquire information about various world cultures;
(B) analyze information by sequencing, categorizing, identifying cause-and-effect relationships, comparing, contrasting, finding the main idea, summarizing, making generalizations and predictions, and drawing inferences and conclusions;
(C) organize and interpret information from outlines, reports, databases, and visuals, including graphs, charts, timelines, and maps
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©Social Studies Success. This purchase is for you and your classroom. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.
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