Motivations for Exploration

Motivations for Exploration
Aim: Why did people explore?
FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM

Included in this resource:
• Title page
• Do Now/Motivation student-centered question
• A Sea Route to Asia reading passage with scaffolding questions
• Why Europe? graphic organizer
• Exploration Cause/Effect activity
• Application/Closing/Higher-order thinking question
• Answer Key for Teachers

Students will research the goals of European exploration: gold, god, glory, why Europeans explored, when they explored, and where they explored

Adheres to Social Studies Common Core Standards - research, application, literacy, vocabulary
Differentiation: scaffolded questions based on reading passage, cooperative (may work in collaborative groups or with partners according to teacher's discretion)

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