Sir Francis Drake Lesson Plans

1. Grade 4 Topic: North American Explorers from an Aboriginal perspective
...s the European perspective of the story of James Cook. It would be a good book to bring into the classroom after students have an understanding of perspective and use it as a comparison. It must be ensured that students do not view this book as the ?correct? or only version of history. Hook, Jason. Sir Francis Drake. Clyde Pearson illus. New York, The Bookwright Press, 1988. ??????????? This book is a little more ?politically correct? but is still from the European point of view. It is a good book for introducing another explorer. Middleton, Haydn. Captain Cook. Alan Marks illus. New York; Oxford University Pre...

2. Pirate Messages Lesson Plan
...ing the world?s sights, and collecting treasures! Actually, pirates were criminals who took what was not theirs and spread fear around the globe. Many rulers protected and encouraged pirates? activities while asking for part of their booty. Some famous pirates are John Paul Jones, Jean Lafitte, and Sir Francis Drake. 2. Maps were very valuable tools to pirates and sailors alike. Few pirates buried their treasure. Most spent it instead. Rock Braziliano was one pirate who did bury his treasure on a Caribbean island. Here?s one way to make a treasure map using your imagination. 3. Picture a land where pirates woul...

3. Great Britons lesson plan
...g Ireland, and who has played a - significant part in the life of the British Isles. 11 Ernest Shackleton 12 Captain James Cook 13 Lord Baden-Powell 14 King Alfred the Great 15 Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington 16 Margaret Thatcher (Baroness Thatcher) 17 Michael Crawford 18 Queen Victoria 19 Sir Paul McCartney 20 Sir Alexander Fleming 21 Alan Turing OBE 22 Michael Faraday 23 Owain Glyndwr 24 Queen Elizabeth II 25 Professor Stephen Hawking 26 William Tyndale 27 Emmeline Pankhurst 28 William Wilberforce 29 David Bowie 30 Guy Fawkes 31 Leonard Cheshire (Baron Cheshire of Woodall) 32 Eric Morecambe OBE 33 Da...

4. Ahoy, Mates! Here Lie a Dozen Pirate Treasures!
...urner," Goudsward stated. "It looks like he's coming back again next year for our most ambitious program to date, a space opera designed to make math fun. I personally didn't think he had it in him, but like his legend, he just continues his forward momentum." ADVENTURES ON THE HIGH SEAS? AYE, AYE, SIR! Historical Debate. We are all familiar with the tale of Robin Hood, the character who, with his band of "merry" men, stole from the rich and gave to the poor. Many of us consider him a hero. A person who steals from the government or your next door neighbor is a criminal, however. Where is the distinction? Who d...

5. Lesson 6: Series/Parallel Circuits
...ates, repercussions of the voyage, a map showing pertinent locations, a timeline, biographical data, or information of interest. Due Date: _________________ Note: all of the above should be on one worksheet set left, right, top and bottom margins to .5 inches EXPLORER Leif Ericsson Hernando de Soto Francisco de Bartholomeu Dias Coronado Christopher Columbus Sir Martin Frobisher John Cabot Sir Francis Drake Sir Walter Raleigh Vasco da Gama Samuel de Champlain Amerigo Vespucci Pedro Cabral Henry Hudson Vasco Nunez de Balboa Sieur de La Salle Ponce de Leon Estevanico Hernando Cortes Giovanni da Verrazzano Ferdinan...