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Early America Columbus On

Early America Columbus On. Warm-up 10/14 and 10/15. In 1-3 sentences, tell me what you already know about Christopher Columbus. Today we will. Explain what happened to the Vikings who explored Newfoundland Describe the voyages of Christopher Columbus

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Early America Columbus On

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  1. Early America Columbus On

  2. Warm-up 10/14 and 10/15 • In 1-3 sentences, tell me what you already know about Christopher Columbus.

  3. Today we will • Explain what happened to the Vikings who explored Newfoundland • Describe the voyages of Christopher Columbus • Explain the importance of the Columbian Exchange

  4. Why do we celebrate Christopher Columbus day? • Log on to your computer and go to the following web address: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/famouspeople/christopher_columbus/

  5. After your webquest, • Turn in your webquest and pick up your vocabulary homework, I want you to begin working on finding the definitions to four of the highlighted words from the webquest that we worked on.

  6. After your Vocabulary Builder is complete… • Turn to page 36 in your America book. • Read pages 36-41. Answer #1-6, a-b • Also answer the Checkpoint question under the Columbian Exchange paragraphs • Afterwords….

  7. Exit Questions- verbal • 1. Who paid for Columbus to go exploring? • 2. What were the affects of Columbus’s voyage?

  8. Warm-up: 10/16 and 10/17 • Read “Life at the Time” on pages 42 and 43 of your America textbook • Complete the Analyze section of the reading on page 43. Do this on your own paper. • After 15mins we will share our answers with the class. • If you get done before the 15mins is up, answer the poll on Edmodo about IE time.

  9. Today we will… • Describe the voyages of Christopher Columbus • Explain the importance of the Columbian Exchange

  10. We will be going over the Columbus Webquest that we completed yesterday • When you receive it back, keep it out • Get out a different colored pen than the one you wrote with the first time.

  11. Warm-ups: October 18th • What did Europeans bring to the Americas? • Why would the Americas be called the New World? • Why did people risk their lives to go exploring?

  12. The Columbian Exchange • http://www.schooltube.com/video/c27211bd0adf1b257236/ • Have students answer their video guide questions as they watch

  13. The Columbian Exchange • Time to review what we have watched! • As we go over the notes, be sure to add to your own.

  14. The Columbian Exchange • Columbus gave Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand gold, spices, new lands to rule, and new people to govern and convert.

  15. The Columbian Exchange- 2 What Europeans brought to the Americas What the Native Americans gave to the Europeans • Horses • Pigs • Diseases like smallpox, measles, mumps, and the flu • Christianity • Cows • Gold • Corn • Chocolate • Coffee • Chilies • Potatoes • Tomatoes • Squash • Beans • Pumpkins • Diseases like syphilis

  16. Columbian Exchange • 3. Definition of Colonialism • 4. France, Britain, Russia, and Spain

  17. Warm-up for 10/21 • Why would the Americas be called the New World? • What did Europeans bring to the Americas? • Why did people risk their lives to go exploring?

  18. Warm-up 10/22 and 10/23 • What explorer were the Americas named after? • Who was the first explorer who attempted to sail around the world? • What countries claim territory in North America?

  19. Today we will: • Dissect North America into the 4 major foreign territories. • Investigate the rise and fall of the first British colony. • Examine the development of the first successful British settlement of Jamestown in VA. • Explore the development of the original 13 colonies.

  20. The Break-up of the Americas • Britain will lay claim to much of the east coast in North America • Spain will claim Florida, Mexico, and present day, TX, NM, AZ, CO, CA, NV, UT, and bits of OK. • France will claim much of the area in the Plains region, and Canada.

  21. People who leave to go America leave the Old World because • GOLD • GOD • GLORY

  22. The First Colony (Aka the Lost Colony) • We are going to complete research on the Lost Colony. This colony is the first British colony on American soil. So how did it become lost? Why didn’t it succeed? We will answer these questions and more.

  23. Today’s activity: • Log-on to Edmodo.com. • Find the assignment “The Lost Colony.” • Type directly into the document that I have attached. You MUST use COMPLETE SENTENCES!!!! • You are to work with the person who is sitting across from you. • If you do not finish this in class, it is homework.

  24. Exit questions: • Why is the “Lost Colony” lost?

  25. Warm-up 10/23 and 10/24 Log-on to edmodo to review the warm-up for today. These questions should be a review for you about our current unit.

  26. Today we will….. • Investigate the rise and fall of the first British colony. • Examine the development of the first successful British settlement of Jamestown in VA. • Explore the development of the original 13 colonies.

  27. Review questions about the Lost Colony • Make sure that you have turned in this assignment as it was a homework grade.

  28. John Smith at Jamestown • Log-on to http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/games/interactiveadventures/john-smith/ • Listen to the story (USE HEADPHONES) and answer the corresponding question before moving on. You may play the games when you are done.

  29. Warm-up for 10/25 and 10/28 • Why did James town survive while the Lost Colony did not? • Answer in 2-3 sentences.

  30. Warm-ups for 10/29 and 10/30 • Log on to quia.com • Take the MSL Quarter 1 quiz. • Write down your score on your warm-up sheet.

  31. Nightmare at Jamestown • While watching this film, a Nightmare in Jamestown, please answer the following questions as they follow the movie.

  32. Jamestown!!!! • Log-on to Edmodo.com • Click on the announcement link titled “Would you survive Jamestown?” • Play the game and see if you would have survived living in Jamestown.

  33. Exit Slip • Log-on to Edmodo.com • Find the Exit Slip reading and questions for today’s date. Answer the Exit question on your own paper.

  34. Warm-up for 10/31 and 11/1 • With the establishment of an English settlement at Jamestown, VA, what do you think will occur next in history? • Why do we celebrate Thanksgiving?

  35. Today we will…. • Demonstrate our organizational skills with a notebook check. • Analyze the 2nd successful settlement in the English territory. This settlement is known as Plymouth. • Identify key vocabulary terms for our unit on the 13 Original Colonies thru Beginnings of the American Revolution.

  36. Notebook check Time  • Clear everything off of your desk except for your notebook, and a pen or pencil.

  37. Switch to Pilgrim Powerpoint • Cornell notes! • Then interactive research for writing activity

  38. Homework for the weekend… • Unit 2- study test(quia.com), MSL Quarter 1 test(quia.com), Vocabulary Builder Unit 2 extended (practice is on Quia.com)

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