Marco Polo Takes A Trip

Students identify Marco Polo and discuss why he took his trip, indicate on map routes Marco Polo took to China and back, describe challenges of traveling along Silk Road, list several interesting aspects of 13th Century Chinese culture, and create large mural/timeline of Marco Polo's life and adventures.

Concepts

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china, marco polo, the silk road

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Additional Tags

china, marco polo, silk road, social studies

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Resource Details

Grade

K - 2nd

Subjects

Social Studies & History

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Resource Type

Lesson Plans

Audience

For Teacher Use

Duration

14 days

Instructional Strategies

Project-Based Learning

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Year

2003

Usage Permissions

Creative Commons

BY: 4.0