Manor house, activity center, mill, barn, sewing room
100
How many continents and oceans are there?
7 continents, 4 oceans
100
Go to the North side of the classroom.
You should be standing beneath the clock.
200
Where did Marco Polo go on his travels and what did he bring back?
He went to Asia on the Silk Road and brought back spices from China.
200
What is the tool we use to know the directions on a map?
Compass
200
Did the Philipsburg Manor have all the ingredients to make cookies? Why or why not?
Yes, only if they traded
200
Name all the continents.
North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, Antarctica
200
Go stand at the Southwest part of the room.
You should be standing by the door.
300
Ferdinand Magellan is a famous explorer because he was the first to __________.
Circumnavigate the world
300
What do we call the part of the map that tells you what different symbols mean?
Map key or map legend
300
Tell me about the gristmill. How did it work and what did it produce?
grain to make flour for baking and trading
300
Name the four oceans and tell me which one we are closest to.
Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, Indian
300
You have sixty seconds to make a timeline of your team in terms of age.
Students should be in order based on their birthdays and the YEARS in which they were born.
400
Why did we learn the LEGEND of St. Brendan the Navigator? Did he really discover America?
Legend is one theory, not necessarily proven. There are many accounts of who discovered America.
400
What is the difference between ordinal and cardinal directions?
Cardinal are Never Eat Soggy Waffles. Ordinal are intermediate.
400
Name and describe the three groups of people living at the manor.
Owners, tenant farmers, and enslaved individuals
400
What are the invisible lines that appear on our world?
Longitude and latitude lines
400
Find four maps.
SS BB, roll map, globe, inflatable globe, atlas, etc.
500
Name three explorers and tell why they are important.
Vikings, Pirates, Da Gama, Diaz, Magellan, et al.
500
The _____ of a map is the ratio of a distance on the map to the corresponding distance on the ground.
Scale
500
Why did we visit Philipsburg Manor? What did it teach us about life in 1750? You must share three important reasons.
historical insights, etc.
500
Pretend you were an explorer living in Spain in 1500. You must prove that the world is round.
Describe your journey. Where would you go? What would you discover?
Share continents, oceans, circumnavigation, etc.
500
Give Mr. Hill directions from his round table to the recycling bin. You may only use cardinal and ordinal directions.