We are about to start our unit on Explorers. In our Social Studies book, it is Chapter 3. We are going to learn about Marco Polo, Christopher Columbus, Prince Henry the Navigator, John Cabot, Amerigo Vespucci, Vasco Nunez de Balboa, and Ferdinand Magellan over the next week and a half. Over the next week, homework will be pretty light because every night you will be REQUIRED to study (that means read, make flash cards, make a fake test, quiz yourself, teach your stuffed animals, make up a song, etc.) for at least 20 minutes per night! Start making time during your busy schedules to allow for a productive 20 minutes each night next week.
This weekend, check out this website about explorers. See if you can find information about the explorers listed above. Comment to this post and let the class know what you learned! Be sure to use correct capitalization and punctuation!
I found out when and where these explorers were born.
ReplyDeletePrince Henry the Navigator: Porto, Portugal 1394
John Cabot: Genoa, Italy 1450
Amerigo Vespucci: Florence, Italy
Vasco Nunez de Balboa: Badajoz, Spain 1475
Ferdinand Magellan: Sabrosa, Portugal 1480
I read about Christopher Columbus and saw that he was born and raised in Ganeo,Italy.
ReplyDeleteTristan
Great job, boys! Doesn't this sound like a cool chapter? Do you notice anything about where all of these explorers are from?
ReplyDeleteThe explorers are all from Europe.
ReplyDeleteGreat job Ilana! Do you notice what countries they are NOT from? Europe is a big place, and not every country was as big into exploration as others. Do you think maybe the countries were competing against each other?
ReplyDeleteThey probably were competing to have more and better resourcess and land.
ReplyDeleteI just read about Magellan.
ReplyDeleteI learned that Amerigo Vespucci learned that
ReplyDelete"Mundus Novus" (MON*DOus NOn*VOus) means "New World".
Josh.B