6-10 Vocab- Review first ten vocab...No School Monday!!!

6 Strait- a narrow body of water that connects to larger bodies of water....Strait of Magellan is at the tip of South America

7. Line of Demarcation- an imaginary line that split the world in two Spain and Portugal for exploration  kind of like when you split the back seat of a car between you and your siblings....

8. northwest passage- a non-existent water route that the English tried to find to sail west from Europe to get to Asia

9. circumnavigate- to go around something...to sail around the world

10. caravel- a type of ship that combined the triangle sails (Arab invention) and the large sailing vessels of the European boats.... now these explorers can sail in any diretion

Grade Pretest- 1-5 Vocab direct instruction- creative time

heliocentric- centered around the sun/ the solar system/ Copernicus
geocentric- centered around the Earth/ solar system/ Church...moon
scientific method- to test observable facts, Rene Descartes
theory- an accepted principle of observable facts that we can't yet disprove: Evolution, Gravity,               Relativity, Global Warming
banned- can not be printed for sold- power: church, government, education


I will be posting  the Cornell notes from Lesson 1- page 488 Our World Text....THIS MUST BE IN YOUR NOTEBOOK!

Focus Questions for Spanish Explorer Video for Tuesday

1. Which nations was Spain's greatest European rival for exploration and the search for riches?



2. What were the Spanish conquistadors goals for exploration?



3. What did Balboa's discovery mean to the Spanish in terms of their dreams of finding a short water route to the East?



4. Who was the Spanish explorer who discovered Flordia? Why were the Spanish exploring Flordia in the first place?



5. Who discovered the Gulf Stream? Why was this discovery important?



6. Who discovered Mexico in the name of Spain?



7. What made Cabeza de Vaca and his men different in attitude from most other Spanish conquistadors?



8. How did the book Shipwreck spread Spanish influence in North America?



9. What did Coronado discover even though he never found his fabled cities of gold?



10. Who discovered the Mississippi River in the name of Spain?



11. How has our perception of Coronado's exploration changed from that of 300 years ago? Why?

Presentation Check List

Teacher Name: Ms. Nanna

Student Name:_____________________________ 

Group Name: ___________________________

Date: _________________

Project: Exploring Multi-Media

Top of Form

Appearance		The words on the slides are spelled correctly.
		The background does not compete with the text or graphics.
		The colors and patterns on my slides look good together.
		The transitions do not distract or bore the user.       Everything is in my own words and I did not plagiarize.
Media Use			I used video clips in my presentation. (hyperlinks)
			I used photographs in my presentation.
			I used art and effects in my presentation.
			The media I chose is related to the content of the presentation.
			The media I chose adds to the user's understanding of the presentation.
			My media does not distract the user.
Organization			I made an outline, storyboard, timeline to organize our thoughts and ideas.
			My presentation was a clear explanation of my explorer.
			I organized my thoughts and ideas in a meaningful way.
			My organization was easy for others to follow.
			I included a meaningful title slide.
			I included a conclusion slide.
Preparation			I planned my time wisely to assure access to needed materials.
			I thought about questions I needed to answer in my presentation.
			I thought about things I wanted to find for my presentation.
			I used feedback from others to refine my topic, subtopic, and details.
			I used all 10 days to their fullest potential. I kept busy in class at all times. I know all the names of the people in my group and they all have an important role to play in our presentation.
Resources			I used a variety of resources.
			I used resources that showed different perspectives.
			I used resources that were reliable and credible.
			I used electronic resources (Internet...)
			I used print resources (textbooks, books, magazines, newspapers).

Powerpoint- Game Board of Route- Game Rules

Powerpoint Ideas for Explorer

Names of the people in your group:

Name of the explorer you are researching:

Name of the people your explorer conquered:

Childhood history:

 Where did your explorer sail from:

Who paid for their voyage:

Dates they sailed:

How long were they at sea:

What did they want from exploring:

Diseases they spread:

Achievements:

How did your explorer change the world:

Conquered

Summary : Where did your conquered live and for how long:

Are there any stories about when they first saw the Europeans?

Scientific Achievements:

Religion history:

Art work:

How long were the colonizers in the conquered land:

How could of your conquered peoples change the world:

 Interesting facts:

Explorers!!

Choose one- print some non-fiction reading material!