Unit Pack: The Age of Exploration

Set sail with your students into the captivating era of "The Age of Exploration" with this comprehensive Unit Pack from The Human History Project's Ready, Click, Teach series! Specifically designed for middle school and Key Stage 3 history teachers, this pack provides everything you need to teach this crucial period of history with confidence and enthusiasm.

Why Choose The Age of Exploration Unit Pack?

• Complete Lesson Plans: Save valuable time with detailed, ready-to-use lesson plans covering early explorers, major figures like Marco Polo, Ibn Battuta, Christopher Columbus, and Vasco da Gama, and their motivations.
• Engaging Activities: Includes a variety of activities such as KWL charts, primary source analysis, debates, and worksheets on Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta, ensuring active student participation.
• Comprehensive Unit Project: A detailed Unit Project Guide encourages student research and presentations, allowing them to delve deeply into the impact of individual explorers.
• Focus on Key Figures: In-depth study of significant figures like Marco Polo, Ibn Battuta, and Christopher Columbus, including primary source excerpts from Ibn Battuta's "The Travels (Rihla)."
• Learning Objectives Aligned: Clear learning objectives for each lesson ensure students understand the causes and consequences of the Age of Exploration.
• Assessment Tools: Includes a Project Presentation Data Collection worksheet to help students actively listen and learn from their peers' presentations.

What's Included in The Age of Exploration Unit Pack?

• Detailed Lesson Plans (45-60 minutes each)
• Student Learning Objectives
• KWL Worksheets
• Marco Polo: A Venetian Teen on the Silk Road Worksheet
• Ibn Battuta: A Fourteenth-Century Global Explorer Worksheet (with primary source excerpts)
• Unit Project Guide
• Project Presentation Data Collection Worksheet
• Unit Slides

Ideal for:

• Middle School History Teachers
• Key Stage 3 History Teachers
• Educators seeking engaging and comprehensive resources on the Age of Exploration

Download The Age of Exploration Unit Pack today and embark on an educational adventure with your students!