Spanish Exploration Age of Exploration

Spanish Exploration during the Age of Exploration
Aim: What were the motivations of Spanish exploration? Were these goals successful?
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Included in this resource:
• Title page
• Spanish Exploration Lesson Plan
• Spanish Exploration colorful leveled documents with scaffolding questions; includes primary source documents
• Application/Closing/Higher Order thinking question

Students will research the goals of Spanish exploration: where the Spanish conquistadors went; God, Gold, & Glory motivations; three specific Spanish explorers: Columbus, Cortes, Pizarro; treatment of Native Americans; impact of Spanish exploration

Adheres to Social Studies Common Core Standards - research, application, literacy, vocabulary
Differentiation: scaffolded questions based on documents, cooperative (may work in collaborative groups according to teacher's discretion; document pass only works in 5 groups)

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Spanish Flag clip art by Kerri Webb

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