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Unit 6: Voyages of Discovery

Lesson 1: Navigation

Lesson objectives:

  1. All will be able to describe at least one navigational instrument.

  2. Most will be able to label the key features of a caravel ship and explain the words longitude and latitude.

  3. Some will be able to demonstrate through creative means, the workings of  a particular navigational instrument. 

Navigation

Caravel Ship

Navigational instruments

Lesson 2: Bartholomeu Dias

Lesson objectives:

  1. All will be able to illustrate the route taken by Bartolomeu Dias on his voyage in 1487.

  2. Most will be able to explain why Portuguese sailors wanted to be able to sail to India.

  3. Some will be able to evaluate whether Dias’ voyage was a success or a failure. 

Dias

Dias Hand-Out

Lesson 3: Vasco Da Gama

Lesson objectives:

  1. All will be able to illustrate the route taken by Vasco da Gama

  2. Most will be able to express how sailors on board da Gama’s voyage might have felt and what they would have seen.

  3. Some will be able to summarise the results of Portuguese exploration.

Da Gama

Da Gama Hand-Out

Da Gama to India storyboard

Lesson 4: Christopher Columbus

Lesson objectives:

  1. All will be able to explain some of the details of Columbus’ voyage. 

  2. Most will be able to describe what Columbus discovered on his voyage.

  3. Some will be able to analyse Columbus’ reaction to what he found on the Caribbean islands.

Columbus

Instagram Template

Hand-out

Lesson 5: Ferdinand Magellan

Lesson objectives:

  1. All will be able to describe the route taken by Ferdinand Magellan.

  2. Most will be able to explain some of the difficulties Magellan encountered.

  3. Some will be able to evaluate the achievements of Magellan’s voyage.
     

Magellan

Problems

Lesson 6: Maps

Lesson objectives:​

  1. All will be able to illustrate the routes taken by various explorers during the Age of Exploration.

  2. Most will be able to create a map of the Americas as though it was made in the 1500s.

  3. Some will be able to critique the flaws with map making (cartography) in the 15th and 16th Centuries.

Maps

Maps Hand-out

Lesson 7: Hernan Cortes

Lesson objectives:​

  1. All will be able to explain one achievement of Hernan Cortes.

  2. Most will be able to demonstrate an understanding of Aztec art and/or worship.

  3. Some will be able to summarise how Cortes conquered the Aztecs.

Cortes

Cortes Worksheet

Cortes storyboard blank

Lesson 8: Francisco Pizarro

Lesson objectives:​

  1. All will be able to explain why Francisco Pizarro travelled to Peru.

  2. Most will be able to consider how the Incas would have reacted to the arrival of Pizarro in Peru.

  3. Some will be able to explain the location of the Inca Empire and the effects of the Spanish conquest.

Pizarro

Lesson 9: Discovery

Lesson objectives:​

  1. All will be able to consider how the voyages of exploration have impacted their own lives.

  2. Most will be able to identify a positive and a negative effect of the voyages of exploration. 

  3. Some will be able to explain the result of European exploration using examples to support their answer.

Discovery

Stanborough History Curriculum

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