Standard 7.11.1: Know the great voyages of discovery, the locations of the routes, and the influence of cartography in the development of a new European worldview.
Objectives: We will understand the great voyages of discovery made by the Portuguese. We will know the location of the routes taken by Portuguese explorers.
Announcements:
Friendly Reminder: Remember to show excellence by doing the following things:
A) While in class, always work hard and be nice.
B) Please read all tasks fully before asking a teammate or your teacher if you don't understand something.
Task 1: Review your knowledge of the motivations for the Age of Exploration by completing the Do Now.
Task 2: Track Mr. Herrera as he presents Portugal Begins the Age of Exploration. Take Cornell notes on the next available page in your interactive notebook.
Task 3: Watch as Mr. Herrera shows you how to create a sailboat foldable to show your understanding of great Portuguese voyages and the locations of the routes they took.
Task 4: Finish your sailboat foldable. Your sailboat foldable should show excellence in that it is organized, neat, and professional.
Homework:
- Read 33.4 Spain's Early Explorations
- Answer questions from the workbook.
Early Finishers:
- Use your 8-square flow map (yesterday's) to create a comic about the evolution of scientific thought by using StripGenerator (you will need to create an account and play around with the tools here). Your comic should have 8 boxes or frames that explain the concepts in your flow map.
- Use your flow map to create a timeline about the evolution of scientific thought by using Capzles (you will need to create an account and play around with the tools here). Your Capzle should have 8 images with descriptions.
- Check out the class website for more early finisher's options.
- Check out this funny video about Isaac Newton (thanks Danielle Rivera).
