The first activity will be for you to label a paper map of the 50 states. Afterwards play the game below and see how well you do. Let me know what your first score is so I can record it.
The Pequot Wars started with the death of one man and ended with making use of the word Pequot a crime. We often put the Puritans on a pedestal, due mainly to the pride many Americans have with being remotely descended from a passenger on the Mayflower as well as politicians constantly referring to them when they talk about our Judeo-Christian culture.
Essential Question: Is violence inevitable between indigenous peoples and colonists?
For this activity, we will be making a couple maps of Canada. We are going to be creating a political, physical, and climate map. First, let's watch this EPCOT video from the Canada Pavilion:
Now that you get a feel for the 'flavor' of Canada, let's do a little learning about the country. You will label the capitals, provinces and territories and then color the map of Canada.
EQ:
What are the provinces, territories and capitals of Canada?
Francisco Coronado heard a story about the Cities of Cibola, the Seven Cities of Gold, from a friar named Estevan. He decided he would mount an expedition to find these cities. What did Coronado plan to do when he found these cities? Did he eventually find them? What controversy surrounds the expedition?
Essential Question: Why did Coronado explore the southwest part of North America?
Engage:
Vocabulary
Students will define the vocabulary word using their own words on worksheet
Explore:
Conquest of America: Southwest video (44:51) Youtube video
Explain:
Was Coronado suitably punished for his role in the death of the 'Turk'?
St. Augustine is the oldest continuously inhabited European settlement in the continental borders of the US. Why did the Spanish set up colonies in what is now Florida? What were they looking for and did they find it? Why did France later set up a colony and what happened to it? These are the questions we will be answering with this lesson.
Essential Question: What countries colonized the land that is now Florida?
Engage:
Can you name which countries colonized the Americas?
Anecdotes from my trip to St. Augustine over the summer.
The school district is looking into creating junior high intramural sports programs. These would be sports where you would play at your own school. The purpose is to offer more options for playing sports for kids who can't play for the district teams.