Download Unit: The Age of Exploration

Course: Social Studies 5th
Unit: The Age of Exploration
Stage One - Desired Results
Established Goals:
Examine the influence on Europe of Marco Polo's travels to Asia.
Identify major economic and cultural and economic changes that occurred in thirteenth-century
Europe.
Understandings:Students will understand that...
Students will understand...
how Marco Polo's travels to Asia made Europeans interested in the rest of the world.
how trade expanded during the middle ages.
that advances in technology led to the expansion of exploration.
Know:Students will know...
Do:Students will be able to...
Students will know..
Students will be able to:
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vocabulary
analyze a primary source.
determine how cultures developed
important people
goods that were traded in the Songhai around the world as a result of exploration and
trade.
Empire
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which countries sent explorers to find a
sea route in the 1400s
Unit: Exploration of the Americas
Stage One - Desired Results
Established Goals:
Explain the effects that Columbus's travels had on Europe and the America's.
Explain the reasons for Cortes's interest in the Aztec empire.
Analyze the growth of New Spain.
Understandings:Students will understand that...
Students will understand:
 Exploration of North America transformed human history
 how the arrival of the Spanish explorers changed life in the Americas
what life was like for people in New Spain
Know:Students will know...
Do:Students will be able to...
Analyze a primary source -The Log of
Christopher Columbus.
Students will know:
Determine the outcome of the explorations and
 vocabulary
how they influenced further explorations.
 names of important people
 the effect of Columbus's voyage to the
Americas
 how Coronado's expedition proved to be
valuable to Spain
 how the Columbian Exchange changed life
in europe and the Americas
Unit: The Search for the Northwest Passage
Stage One - Desired Results
Established Goals:
Identify seven important explorers of the eastern part of North America, and describe their
discoveries.
Understandings:Students will understand that...
Students will understand that even though none of the explorers found a Northwest Passage, they
made many important discoveries.
Know:Students will know...
Do:Students will be able to...
 what areas of North America were
explored by each of the European
explorers.
 how each expedition was funded.
 Create a timeline of the expeditions of the
European explorers.
 Determine how settlements developed from
these explorations.
Unit: English Settlements
Stage One - Desired Results
Established Goals:
Explain why the English wanted to found a colony in North America.
Analyze the success of the Jamestown and Plymouth colonies.
Identify important changes that took place in Jamestown from 1607 - 1622.
Understandings:Students will understand that...
Europeans came to the Americas to find religious freedom, wealth, and a better life.
Know:Students will know...
Although the first English colony was Roanoke, it
was not permanent.
Jamestown was the first permanent English
colony.
The Pilgrims established the colony of Plymouth.
Do:Students will be able to...
Analyze some primary sources.
Compare and contrast the development of
Jamestown with the development of Plymouth.
Unit: Colonial America
Stage One - Desired Results
Established Goals:
Explain when, where, and why groups of people colonized and settled in different parts of New
England.
Explain where, when, and why the Dutch and English colonized and settled in the Middle Colonies.
Explain when, where, and why groups of different people colonized and settled in the Southern
Colonies.
Understandings:Students will understand that...
All of the colonies were started by and paid for by private groups.
Some colonists were on friendly terms with Native Americans but not all.
Religious differences led to the formation of some colonies.
Know:Students will know...
Do:Students will be able to...
Students will know:
Students will be able to :
 why the 13 English colonies were
established
 the accomplishments of colonial leaders
 vocabulary
 Analyze a primary source
 Explain when, where, why, and who
colonized and settled in the 13 English
colonies.
Unit: Events Leading up to the Revolutionary War
Stage One - Desired Results
Established Goals:
Identify the contributions of notable individuals during the Revolutionary period.
Analyze the causes and effects of unrest prior to the American Revolution.
Understandings:Students will understand that...
Students will understand that...
1. Key events led to self-government in the colonies.
2. Individuals can have a profound impact on history.
3. Independence was important to the American colonies.
Know:Students will know...
The students will know...
The views of loyalists and patriots.
The events that led up to the revolutionary War.
The intent of the Declaration of Independence.
Do:Students will be able to...
Students will be able to ...
1. Analyze a primary source.
2. Determine the impact individuals had on the
Revolutionary War.
Unit: The Revolutionary War
Subject: Social Studies
Stage One - Desired Results
Established Goals:
Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the British and Continental Armies.
Determine the important events that brought about the end of the war.
Understandings:Students will understand that...
The students will understand that...
1. The effects of war on individuals depends on their point of view and their experiences.
2. The effects of war on a country are longstanding.
Know:Students will know...
Do:Students will be able to...
The students will know
Students will be able to :
the hardships of Valley
 analyze a primary source
Forge.
 determine the impact individuals had on
the results of the Treaty of
the outcome of the Revolutionary War.
Paris.
the outcome of the
Revolutionary War.