Combine a fantastic review of primary source analysis with a study of Captain John Smith's influence on the Chesapeake Bay region in the seventeenth century. Your young historians will use images, a primary source excerpt, and maps to identify how Maryland's natural environment has been modified since the time of its settlement.

Concepts

the chesapeake bay, natural resources, primary source analysis, colonial america, john smith

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Support visual learners by having students illustrate the physical features they identify throughout the lesson's activities

Classroom Considerations

• This lesson is part of a larger curriculum unit on the natural resources and evolution of the Chesapeake Bay region after the arrival of European settlers

Pros

• All activity materials included
• Excellent descriptions of instructional sequence and talking points

Cons

• None

Common Core

RI.4.1 RI.4.2 RI.4.4 RI.4.7 RI.5.1 RI.5.2 RI.5.4 RI.5.7