Teaching and learning activities Inquiry 1 - guided inquiry on an early sea explorer Students examine early sea exploration and its significance through a guided inquiry into one explorer. Note: This can be replaced with a student-led inquiry into one explorer of choice. Stimulus Source 1: Mapping the Age of Discoveries, ABC Splash, 2011 In 2009, a Dutch antique map dealer found the original 1525 map of Magellan’s circumnavigation of the world undertaken in 1519–1522. It is the oldest known map of the Pacific Ocean. In the video in Source 1, the Dutch owner of the map shows it to the map curator of the State Library of NSW. They discuss the significance of the map and Magellan’s journey. View Source 1 then use the to think about’ tab on the ABC Splash page to guide discussion. ‘Things Students generate a chart about Journeys of Exploration’. ‘See–Think–Wonder’ ‘Sea Historical inquiry step 1: question With reference to the students’ See–Think–Wonder charts, use collaborative learning strategies to generate a class set of inquiry questions for one of the early explorers sent to open world trade routes, eg Janszoon (Dutch, early 1600s), Magellan (Portuguese, early 1500s), Zheng He (Chinese, early 1400s). Sample questions: Who was the explorer? When and where were his journeys? Why did he undertake his journeys? How were his journeys recorded? What were the impacts of his journeys at the time? How are his journeys significant? Note: Inquiry questions may need to be redesigned through the historical inquiry process. Historical inquiry step 2: research Provide at least one primary and one secondary source on the selected explorer, eg a biography of the explorer and an original map of the journey. Guide students in extracting information from the sources to answer the inquiry questions. Model the use of a source analysis table. 1: Early sea explorer - source analysis table
Teaching and learning activities Inquiry 1 - guided inquiry on an early sea explorer Students examine early sea exploration and its significance through a guided inquiry into one explorer. Note: This can be replaced with a student-led inquiry into one explorer of choice. Stimulus Source 1: Mapping the Age of Discoveries, ABC Splash, 2011 In 2009, a Dutch antique map dealer found the original 1525 map of Magellan’s circumnavigation of the world undertaken in 1519–1522. It is the oldest known map of the Pacific Ocean. In the video in Source 1, the Dutch owner of the map shows it to the map curator of the State Library of NSW. They discuss the significance of the map and Magellan’s journey. View Source 1 then use the ‘Things to think about’ tab on the ABC Splash page to guide discussion. Students generate a ‘See–Think–Wonder’ chart about ‘Sea Journeys of Exploration’. Historical inquiry step 1: question With reference to the students’ See–Think–Wonder charts, use collaborative learning strategies to generate a class set of inquiry questions for one of the early explorers sent to open world trade routes, eg Janszoon (Dutch, early 1600s), Magellan (Portuguese, early 1500s), Zheng He (Chinese, early 1400s). Sample questions: Who was the explorer? When and where were his journeys? Why did he undertake his journeys? How were his journeys recorded? What were the impacts of his journeys at the time? How are his journeys significant? Note: Inquiry questions may need to be redesigned through the historical inquiry process. Historical inquiry step 2: research Provide at least one primary and one secondary source on the selected explorer, eg a biography of the explorer and an original map of the journey. Guide students in extracting information from the sources to answer the inquiry questions. Model the use of a source analysis table. 1: Early sea explorer - source analysis table
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