American
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Topic 8 Discovery and Leif Erickson
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This history topic is about Leif Erickson, Vikings and the early discoveries of the Americas. Scroll down to the schedule below for all of the activities! While studying this topic you will get to:
- Learn about the Vikings
- Play a Bingo game
- Make a Viking boat model
- Play some interactive computer games
and of course much more!
Key:
Red indicates an item that should
be found at many well-stocked libraries
M next to a title indicates there is a corresponding map assignment in
the Map or Globe section of the schedule
T next to a title indicates there is a corresponding Timeline suggestion
in the Timeline section of the schedule.
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| Topic
8 Discovery and Leif Erickson | |
| Workbook | . |
| Reading |
The Discovery of the Americas (M-1),
(T-1) Leif
the Lucky |
| History Pockets | . |
| Video | Vikings in America Iceland
and Greenland |
|
Map or Globe (M) |
1. Puerto Rico, Jamaica,
Trinidad, Strait of Magellan, Philippine Islands, New Foundland, Canada, Cape
of Good Hope 2. Norway, Iceland, Greenland, Scandinavia: (Norway, Sweden, Denmark) 3. Greenland, Norway, Sweden, Scotland, Ireland, England, Normandy, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Hedeby, Russia, Iceland, Faroes Islands, Vinland (Newfoundland), Atlantic Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Arabia, Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Caspian Sea, Persian Gulf, Baghdad, etc. We played "where is that?". We looked at the map provided on the Viking Treasure Chest poster and then located the places on our globe. |
| Timeline (T) | 1.
Marco Polo 1492
Columbus Bartolomeu
Dias 1488 rounded the Cape of Good Hope Vasco
da Gama 1497-1499 sailed to India King
Ferdinand, Queen Isabella of Spain John
Cabot 1497 sailed to New Foundland, Canada Amerigo
Vespucci Balboa
1513 the first European to sight the Pacific Ocean Ferdinand Magellan 1519 left Spain to begin a journey around the Earth 1522
Magellan’s one surviving ship returns to Spain without him (he died in 1521 in
the Philippine islands) 2. Leif the Lucky |
| Notebooking (Language arts, history papers, illustrations, etc.) |
Leif Bingo Game Questions and Answers (goes with Leif the Lucky book) Viking Bingo Cards: Draw Write Now: p.36-27 The East |
| Science | . |
| Cooking | . |
| Crafts |
Viking boat model (Optional and unecessary if you purchased the Viking Treasure Chest) |
| Extras, Alternate Books and Notes | http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/vikings/activities/index.shtml A Viking voyages game to print out Write your name or message on a rune stone worksheet A day in the life of a Viking (simple writing worksheet) Cut and paste a mini-timeline with pictures Shockwave
activity (Thornkel and the trading voyage) http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/walk/games_index.shtml Wee Sing: Marine’s Hymn Viking Treasure Chest (M-3) |
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