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  • LESSON PLANS

    Exploring Explorers Lesson Plan

    Students examine the reasons why, throughout history, people have ventured into unexplored places to discover new lands.

    Subjects
    Social Studies and History
    Discovery and Exploration
    Map
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  • MAPS

    Map Making, Floor Plans & Map Reading

    Making maps will help students to use scale and compasses.

    Subjects
    Social Studies and History
    Discovery and Exploration
    Explorers
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    Who Writes History? Rethinking Columbus Day

    In this lesson plan, students explore their ideas about history and who writes it. The often-repeated "fact" that…

    Subjects
    Reading and Literature
    Nonfiction Literature
    Discovery and Exploration
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  • Blind Passage

    LESSON PLANS

    Blind Passage

    The search for the maritime Northwest Passage was highly prized but never fulfilled during the "Age of Discovery."

    Subjects:
    Social Studies and History
    Discovery and Exploration
    American History/U.S. History
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    children's book
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