The Age of Exploration (CKHG Unit)

This unit introduces students to European exploration and trade from 1400 to the 1600s. Across 12 lessons, students learn about motivations for European exploration and study specific explorers, learning about their encounters with indigenous peoples. Students are introduced to the early slave trade and the beginnings of slavery in the Americas.

https://www.coreknowledge.org/free-resource/ckhg-unit-03-age-exploration/
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Grades

5, 6, 7, 8

Subjects

History

Resource Types

Modules (Teaching Unit), Lesson Plans, Primary Sources, Books, Media, Timelines, Assessments, Descriptive Text

Teaching Strategies

Analysis, Informational Text, Media, Whole Class Discussion, Small Group Discussion, Individual Work, Writing, Project-Based Learning

Civic Days

Indigenous Peoples' Day, Native American Heritage Month

Duration

45 minutes

Tags

primary source documents, slavery, geography, map skills, Native Americans, curriculum, indigenous peoples, American Indians