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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Magellan

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students identify the route of Magellan's voyage. In this map skills lesson, students use a globe to identify various coordinates where Magellan traveled.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Global History & Geography: Latin America

For Students 5th - 7th
The instructions say to use a text-book to label 11 different regions in modern Latin America. If a text-book is not available a map can be found on-line and printed for student reference.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

The Country of Chile - Map Work

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this map worksheet, students label a map of Chile by following 11 directions given at the bottom of the page. They label landforms and water bodies associated with the country.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Major American Water Routes

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders locate and identify the major bodies of water and waterways in the United States. Through a simulation activity, they describe how early explorers would have described their surroundings. Working in groups, they create...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Extra Alignment

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students create text that is aligned to the center of the page. They align images and blocks of text. They add specific spacing around images. They create text that is right justified.
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Activity
Princeton University

Strait Through: Magellan to Cook & the Pacific: Ferdinand Magellan

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting site that recounts Ferdinand Magellan's voyage and his goal of circumnavigating the globe. Included are portraits, drawings, and maps from the Princeton University Library.
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Interactive
Princeton University

Strait Through: Magellan to Cook & the Pacific

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive look at the Pacific Islands and their explorers, including Magellan and James Cook. Includes a look at literary classics such as the Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Robinson Crusoe.
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Website
Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Ferdinand Magellan

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site provides a printable description of the life of Ferdinand Magellan and his travels. Contains a global map indicating his route.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Tierra Del Fuego, 1915

For Students 9th - 10th
Map of Tierra del Fuego at the southern tip of South America, including Punta Arena (the southernmost city of the world), predominant mountain peaks (Mt. Hope, Mt. Darwin, Mt. Sarmiento), the Strait of Magellan, local natural resources...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Relief Map of South America, 1890

For Students 9th - 10th
A relief map from 1890 showing terrain features of South America. "South America is the fourth continent in size, and strikingly resembles North America in the arrangement of its relief-forms. It has, like the latter, a predominant...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Physical Map of South America, 1898

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1898 of South America showing the general physical features including mountain systems, prominent peaks and volcanoes, river and lake systems, plateaus, and coastal features. The map includes an insert of the Isthmus of...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay, 1915

For Students 9th - 10th
Map of Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay showing boundaries current to 1915, major cities, rivers, Strait of Magellan, Patagonia, the Falkland Islands, and the southern Andes mountain chain including Mt. Aconcagua.