+
Lesson Plan
Stanford University

Native Californians and the Portola Expedition

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
What was California like before the Spanish came? Class members discover the answer to the question using images of Native Americans and diaries of the early Spanish explorers. Scaffolded activities allow instructors to adapt the...
+
Organizer
Curated OER

Discoverers and Explorers

For Students 4th - 5th
In this discoverers and explorers worksheet, students read short paragraphs about Christopher Columbus, Magellan, Sir Francis Drake and Walter Raleigh.
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Roanoke- Reading Selection and Questions

For Students 5th - 6th
For this Roanoke reading and questions worksheet, students read a two page selection about the colony of Roanoke. They answer 3 multiple choice questions, 5 fill in the blank questions, and 2 true or false questions based on the reading.
+
PPT
Virginia History Series

Roanoke Voyages and Sir Walter Raleigh's "Virginia" (1584 1603) [Pdf]

For Students 4th - 8th
A slideshow explaining the history of Sir Walter Raleigh's expeditions to the New World, beginning with a 1578 voyage with his half-brother on a search for the Northwest Passage, followed by several expeditions to try to establish a...
+
Website
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: A Spanish Expedition Established St. Augustine in Florida

For Students 3rd - 6th
Website that gives information about the founding of the oldest permanent settlement in America, St. Augustine.