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The Great Exchange

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine the connection that the present has to the past and how different cultures impact each other with lasting results. They discuss European exploration in North America and West Africa by describing cultural...
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Writing Exercises: Jews during the Middle Ages

For Students 9th - 11th
After exploring the life of Jewish people in Europe during the Middle Ages, have the class complete three writing prompts. They'll compose three responses that discuss anti-Semitism, Jewish contribution, and persecution of Jewish people.
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Why Didn't China Discover the New World?

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Who was Zheng He and why haven't we heard of him? Scholars consider the question as they compare his vast expeditionary force to that of Christopher Columbus. Young historians then ponder the intersection of science, economics, and...
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Foreign Policy Association

U.S. and Europe Online Lesson Plan

For Teachers 8th - 11th Standards
Class groups investigate the economic and political implications of a country's policies on genetically modified foods, craft a position paper detailing that policy, and share their findings with the class. Armed with this information,...
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First Nation People and European Explorers

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate the characteristics of explorers. They research the factors that contributed to the first European explorers that came to North America. Students also concentrate on the interactions that explorers had with...
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Worksheet #11 Questions - European Crusades

For Students 7th - 8th
In this European Crusade activity, learners examine several terms that relate to the aforementioned topic in ten fill in the blank questions.
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Immigration in Canada and in the European Union

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders explore immigration policies. In this immigration lesson plan, 12th graders discuss the implications of immigration as they read polices for Canadian and European Union immigration. Students then draft their own...
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European Festivals

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore the diversity of European festivals. In this cultural diversity lesson, students visit selected Web sites to research ancient festivals, the Edinburgh Fringe, and the Glastonbury. Students may organize their own festivals.
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European Tour: History and Tradition: Sistine Chapel

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explore the Sistine Chapel. In this visual arts lesson, students take a virtual tour of the Sistine Chapel. Young scholars examine the scenes depicted on the chapel's ceiling and share their impressions of the artistic...
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A Moroccan Fairy Tale vs. European Folk/Fairy Tale

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore world geography by reading two different fairy tales. In this cultural storytelling lesson, 2nd graders read Snow White and the Seven Dwarves and the Moroccan story The Girl Who Lived with the Gazelles. Students...
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Primary History: Vikings Trade and Exploration Extension Activities

For Students 5th - 6th
In this Vikings worksheet, students choose one or more of the four possible extension activities pertaining to the trade and exploration of the Vikings.
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Columbus wants to find a shorter route to Asia

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders identify the reasons why Columbus wanted to find a shorter route to Asia. They make a timeline of the sequence of events surrounding his explorations. Students draw a map of the routes taken by early explorers around...
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The Columbian Exchange

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders examine the consequences of Spanish exploration of the New World on animals, humans, and plants. They read and discuss an informational handout, define key vocabulary terms, and complete a Venn Diagram with Old World and...
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The Columbian Exchange

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders examine the significant consequences of Spanish exploration and settlement of the New World on animals, humans, and plants. They read and discuss an informational handout, define key vocabulary terms, and complete a...
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Explorers (Early European)

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students research and explore the past and its historical roots involving the economic motivations of early European explorers. They assess connections between the current technological advances in transportation and that of the early...
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European Monarchy

For Teachers 8th - 12th
In this European monarchy lesson plan, students complete a task that requires them to compare and explore European monarchs, their rules for succession to the throne and their powers
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European Map

For Students 4th - 10th
In this blank outline map worksheet, students explore the political boundaries of the continent of Europe and those of the countries located there.
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Brexit Debate

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Should we stay or should we go? Class members debate whether Britain should exit the European Union. While the resource predates the exit vote, the materials provide class members with an opportunity to explore some of the many issues...
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Columbus Was an Explorer

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
Get the inside scoop on the European explorer, Christopher Columbus, with a response to reading worksheet that requires scholars to answer who, what, why, when, and a variety of other questions about the word crew.  
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Those Who Have Come Before Me

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Class members are transformed into explorers as they work in groups to locate hidden items and map their journey along the way. They then leave clues for other groups of students to follow, and ultimately discover how past explorations...
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Pedro Menéndez de Avilés

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Partners examine the family tree of Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, a Spanish admiral and explorer who founded St. Augustine, Florida, and answer several questions about the text using a worksheet. After they've explored the family tree,...
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Early Navigational Tools And Nautical Developments of the Early European Explorers of Africa And America.

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students identify navigational tools. They describe and label seven of the nautical advances that enabled European explorers to travel to Africa and America thereby initiating a new era of exploration.
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Introduction to the Rich European Jewish Culture

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the culture of rich, European Jews. Using photographs, they discuss their feelings about them and decide on two they would like to use. They respond to questions found on the analysis guide. They research the music of...
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Exploring Lisbon from Berlin Philharmonic Europakonzert From Lisbon

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research the city of Lisbon and state its importance in the European community. They choose their own examples to explain that connect music, visual arts and literature of the area. They create their own presentation that shows...

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