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. Students examine the reasons why, throughout history, people have ventured into unexplored places to discover new lands. This project will provide students with the opportunity to examine everyday objects from the perspective of archaeology. Excerpted from Social Studies Projects . An article dispelling myths about various explorers.