UEN+K-12

Standard 1 Students will understand how the exploration and colonization of North America transformed human history.

Objective 1 Describe and explain the growth and development of the early American colonies.

a. Using maps - including pre-1492 maps - and other geographic tools, locate and analyze the routes used by the explorers. 

b. Explain how advances in technology lead to an increase in exploration (e.g. ship technology) 

c. Identify explorers who came to the http://youtu.be/zqshVLfTFA4 and the nations they represented.  d. Determine reasons for the exploration of North America (e.g., religious, economic, political). 

e. Compare the geographic and cultural differences between the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies (e.g., religious, economic, political).

f. Analyze contributions of American Indian people to the colonial settlements. http://youtu.be/zqshVLfTFA4 Lesson Plan : [|Map Through Time] Lesson Plan: [|Jamestown Changes]

For the three following activities  go to the website and follow the instructions given to you. We will create an account in class. Most of all, have fun! Activity 1: [|Penny whistle game] Activity 2: [|Colony or Crown]

The following are videos of the lesson we will teach you more.. [|Thirteen Colonies]

Website1: [|A colonial Family] Website 2: [|Colonial Kids]