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Age of Exploration: Ships, Tools, and Great Voyages

Kindergarten · Social Studies · NCHS

9 lessons

Goal

Discover how early navigators used new sailing technology and tools to embark on historic voyages across uncharted oceans.

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Learning standards covered

usK4-TOPIC-4.S7.6National Center for History in the Schools Standards · Kindergarten

[Grades K-4] Draw upon historical narratives in order to identify European explorers of the 15th and 16th centuries, and explain their reasons for exploring, the information gained from their journeys, and what happened as a result of their travels. [Obtain historical data andread historical narratives imaginatively]