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E. Pawnee Simons The content in this lesson will have already been taught in the Unit on Exploration, this activity will be an **assessmen**t on how well they learned that content and on the students' use of research. The explanation of this activity will be given in class to the students at the same time the example is shown. Every step will be explained orally and on a rubric given to the students.

Lesson Plan for using technology: **Assessment for Unit on Exploration** for use after the unit and content have already been taught. It is an inquiry type activity that encourages students to get out and explore more of what they have learned in class. The content will be taught in a variety of ways including but not limited to lecture, reading, group activities in class, learning centers, instructional conversations, instructional videos and anything else the teacher believes would be suit their particular group of students.

Understanding the Effect of European Exploration on the United States

Connection to Core Standards: Utah State standard 4 for US History 1 for 8th grade.

Objective: Help Students understand the European influence in the United States, and understand the area each nation was involved in settling.

Assignment: Pick a European Nation that sent explorers and colonization to North America, create a tour in Google Earth or Google maps that shows at least five to ten modern locations that were a result of that country’s exploration. Each place must have a balloon with a description that explains the European nation’s involvement as well as a brief history of the place.

Procedure: Turn in a proposal to teacher concerning which country they would like to research in advance.

Preparation: A day in the library researching a European nation that colonized in the United States. Work: Teacher will schedule several days in a computer lab for students to work on getting the information transferred to an online document. This assignment will be used at the end of a unit on European exploration and colonization in America. I think that I would allow students to work in pairs or alone if they wanted to. No more than two. I would use this as an assessment of how well they understand the continued effects of exploration in the United States. This would also be a way to help students connect the past with the present. I would schedule several days in the computer lab for students to complete this assignment. I know there will be some students that do not have access to computers outside of school. This assignment will also be a great opportunity to teach students about research and the proper use of sources. I think that spending a day in the library with them researching will prepare them to be able to focus on getting the information together when they get to go into the computer lab. Also I would make clear to the students that **the bulk of their grade will be the information they provide** on the country and settlements. I am more interested in their learning the process of research and becoming a historian than their technological abilities. Grades will be given according to the value of the information provided on the country. Are the balloons informative and correct in the information they provide? [] Example of Google Earth Tour