{"product_id":"explorers-on-the-map-workbook-middle","title":"Explorers on the Map Workbook — Middle School (Grades 5–8)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTen true voyages, from the Vikings to Captain Cook\u003c\/b\u003e, written for middle school readers (Grades 5–8, ages 10–14). 80 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCauses and effects, the people who already lived where the ships landed, and how we know. Each unit: a route map with map tasks, key words to match, a reading, 10 multiple-choice questions, a fill-in-the-blank with a mixed word bank, a timeline, three think-and-write questions and a short primary source with questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stories name the people who already lived where the explorers landed and say plainly where historians still disagree.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnits:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeif Erikson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eZheng He\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChristopher Columbus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohn Cabot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVasco da Gama\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmerigo Vespucci\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePedro Álvares Cabral\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFerdinand Magellan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrancis Drake\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJames Cook\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnds with a “compare them all” chart, a big-question writing page and the answer key.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMultiple choice done fairly:\u003c\/b\u003e the right letters are spread evenly over A, B, C and D, never three of one letter in a row, and the right answer is not usually the longest one, so guessing patterns don’t work. The word banks are mixed: some words don’t fit anywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery unit matches a free map tour on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/getridoftheteacher.com\/explorers\"\u003egetridoftheteacher.com\u003c\/a\u003e — a little ship sails the real route on a satellite map and tells the story — and the same questions are free as online quizzes at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/getridoftheteacher.com\/history-quiz\"\u003egetridoftheteacher.com\/history-quiz\u003c\/a\u003e. Watch, then work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrintable PDF, US Letter, answer key at the back.\u003c\/b\u003e Instant download. Print and copy as often as you like for one home or one classroom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStandards:\u003c\/b\u003e Massachusetts History and Social Science Framework (2018): 3.T3, 4.T3.1–3, WHI.T4.10, WHI.T5.1–4; England’s National Curriculum (significant individuals, chronology, sources and interpretations).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ColorMyMath","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67958718398739,"sku":"CMM-EXP-MIDDLE","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0694\/0826\/0371\/files\/explorers-on-the-map-workbook-middle.png?v=1793952850","url":"https:\/\/colormymath.com\/products\/explorers-on-the-map-workbook-middle","provider":"Lighten Your Life ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}