Explorers Report | Age of Exploration | Research Report

- Grades
- Grades 4–6, Elementary, Middle School
- File type
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Subject
- Social Studies, History, History: World, Research
- Topic
- Explorers, Age of Exploration
- Preparation
- Print ready
About this resource
What's inside this resource
Introducing a comprehensive teaching resource targeting simple report writing for students: "Explorers Report - Age of Exploration". This 78-page study tool is ideal for educators in public schools and homeschool settings, focusing on Explorers and the era of their dominion.
The guide comprises a two-part structure. While the first part introduces students to exploration, the second part contains detailed biographies. Teachers can assign these biographies individually to stimulate research skills among their pupils according to need.
- Vocabulary words: Incorporates words relevant to the Age of Exploration with specific templates for defining and illustrating them.
- Interactive timeline chart: For laying out key events from this era.
- Critical-thinking activities: Encourage extensive learner responses by providing text-dependent questions.
- Navigational maps: Depicting European exploration routes within the US territory.
- Biographies: Detailed reports on notable figures like Marco Polo, Vasco da Gama & Ferdinand Magellan are among 23 featured profiles teachers can customize based on curriculum requirements or supplement with additional pages provided in this packet.
- 'Finding Information': Helps students gather necessary data.
- 'Resources & Bibliography Template': Both help learners compile their utilized references effectively. Taking notes pages introduce ordered study methods whereas individual rubrics simplify grading.
Using two types of supplemental information sheets allows expansion about areas needing more detailed explanations, making it versatile enough for both group projects and individual assignments.
Note: This product makes an exceptional tool for teaching world history to 4th to 6th grade students.
In the classroom
Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
- Explain causes and effects of European exploration
- Describe how navigation technology changed during the era
Skills covered
- Vocabulary building — writing a definition and drawing a picture for each term
- Chronology — placing explorers and events in a timeline table
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Resource details
Concepts & topics
Core concepts
- Age of Exploration
- Navigation
- Northwest Passage
- Conquistador
- Reconquista
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