ALEX Classroom Resources

ALEX Classroom Resources  
   View Standards     Standard(s): [SS2010] USS5 (5) 4 :
4 ) Determine the economic and cultural impact of European exploration during the Age of Discovery upon European society and American Indians.

•  Identifying significant early European patrons, explorers, and their countries of origin, including early settlements in the New World
Examples: patrons—King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella

explorers—Christopher Columbus

early settlements—St. Augustine, Quebec, Jamestown

•  Tracing the development and impact of the Columbian Exchange
Subject: Social Studies (5)
Title: John Smith/PBS World Explorers
URL: https://aptv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/pbs-world-explorers-john-smith/pbs-world-explorers-john-smith/
Description:

The English explorer John Smith was crucial to the exploration of and establishment of colonies within what is now the Northeastern United States. The first permanent English colony in the New World at Jamestown owes its creation to Smith, as does the mapping of the Chesapeake Bay. 


   View Standards     Standard(s): [SS2010] USS5 (5) 4 :
4 ) Determine the economic and cultural impact of European exploration during the Age of Discovery upon European society and American Indians.

•  Identifying significant early European patrons, explorers, and their countries of origin, including early settlements in the New World
Examples: patrons—King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella

explorers—Christopher Columbus

early settlements—St. Augustine, Quebec, Jamestown

•  Tracing the development and impact of the Columbian Exchange
Subject: Social Studies (5)
Title: Ms. Information Games - Jamestown
URL: https://mrnussbaum.com/ms-information-games-jamestown
Description:

In this online interactive game, Ms. Information is traveling the country trying to re-write history with her false information! Can you stop her? She has traveled to the Jamestown Village in Virginia to change the story of the colony's early history. Use your knowledge of Jamestown to foil her plan once and for all!


   View Standards     Standard(s): [SS2010] USS5 (5) 4 :
4 ) Determine the economic and cultural impact of European exploration during the Age of Discovery upon European society and American Indians.

•  Identifying significant early European patrons, explorers, and their countries of origin, including early settlements in the New World
Examples: patrons—King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella

explorers—Christopher Columbus

early settlements—St. Augustine, Quebec, Jamestown

•  Tracing the development and impact of the Columbian Exchange
Subject: Social Studies (5)
Title: From the Age of Exploration: What Nation?
URL: https://mrnussbaum.com/from-the-age-of-exploration-what-nation
Description:

In this interactive game from MrNussbaum.com, students will drag and drop the names of early settlements and European patrons into the correct country (Spain, France, or England) box.  This game could be used as an assessment after a lesson on European exploration.


   View Standards     Standard(s): [SS2010] USS5 (5) 4 :
4 ) Determine the economic and cultural impact of European exploration during the Age of Discovery upon European society and American Indians.

•  Identifying significant early European patrons, explorers, and their countries of origin, including early settlements in the New World
Examples: patrons—King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella

explorers—Christopher Columbus

early settlements—St. Augustine, Quebec, Jamestown

•  Tracing the development and impact of the Columbian Exchange
Subject: Social Studies (5)
Title: Christopher Columbus Paralaugh
URL: https://mrnussbaum.com/christopher-columbus-paralaugh
Description:

This is an interactive online activity from MrNussbaum.com.  Similar to mad lib, students add parts of speech to create a hilarious story about the explorer, Christopher Columbus.


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