Making maps will help students to use scale and compasses. Students explore their ideas about history and who writes it. Students plot the course of Columbus' various expeditions on a map of the world. This project will provide students with the opportunity to examine everyday objects from the perspective of archaeology. Excerpted from Social Studies Projects .
Students use a variety of skills while learning about orienteering.
An article dispelling myths about various explorers. A brief article about Columbus Day. An article discussing the voyages of Christopher Columbus and what he really discovered. A list of Christopher Columbus' voyages and the places he landed on each of them. Learn what foods are originally from the Americas.