Grade 5 Social Studies
by Bailey Butterfield
1. NETS-S Standard 4
2. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving,
3. and Decision Making
4. Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources
5. 4b: Plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project
6. Students will be placed in groups of six, and investigate using an online search engine, different explorers of the Americas. They will then research the routes taken across the Atlantic and develop a powerpoint including pictures to present to the class. the students will have to make informed decisions and problem solve to work in the group while developing their project
7. Teaching with Technology
8. and describe the early explorations of the Americas
9. Content Standard 5.2
10. Students trace the routes of early explorers
11. Element 3: Students trace the routes of the major land explorers of the United States, the distances traveled by the explorers, and the Atlantic trade routes that linked Africa, the West Indies, the British Colonies, and Europe
