understanding of the European Exploration of North America by explaining the impact of technological advances on exploration.
Essential -How did the various levels of technology
Questions/Big Idea: during the early explorations help develop present day technology? -What are the benefits and limitations of using technology?
Learner Objective: Students will research and describe different
Includes behavior, condition and advances in sailing technology to the picture criteria. shown on poster. ● Astrolabe ● Orienteering compass ● Sextant ● Stern rudder ● Caravel
Anticipatory Set: Entry ticket -reviewing the specific explorers
Activates prior knowledge in an from last lesson (Columbus, Cabot, Hudson, experience that engages students. Collaborative teachers: Identify and Cartier). roles and co-teaching models. 1. Thinking back to last week and the explorers you learned about, what obstacles do you think they faced with technology? Without technology? 2. What do your parents use/travel in when traveling place to place? 3. In your own words, what does navigation mean? Direct Instruction: -Explain Instructions Instructional Best Practices 1. Name what the technological tool is. Links to unit or curriculum Big 2. Write what the tool is used for and interesting facts. Ideas .Incorporates higher – level 3. Name what explorer would use the tool the most during thinking. List needed resources. their exploration. Formative assessment Collaborative teachers: Identify -Padlet on smartboard for students to refer to roles and co-teaching models for guided practice portion. (station teaching, or parallel teaching) -Explaining the five major advancements during the Age of Exploration to the students. -Padlet: https://padlet.com/tgree019/tdopjdxtwsb3
technological advances: -Compare past technologies with current technology. -Do we still use the past exploration technologies today?
Guided / Independent -Students are put into groups (counting 1-5 to
Practice: Addresses possible make teams) for the different advances in misconceptions. sailing technology. Formative assessment Collaborative teachers: Identify Students are to use padlet to: roles and co-teaching models -Write name of technological tool. (station teaching, or parallel teaching) -Write what the tool is used for and interesting facts. -Name what explorer you think used these tools during their exploration.
Students then share with there finding with
their classmates Closure: -Kahoot exit game (Students are given class Links to daily learner objective tablets in there assigned groups) Formative Assessment Check for Understanding Link Below: https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/db985ad1-579d- 4b51-a643-7b015f52bcbe