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TheSpanishConquestandTreasureHunting

1. ObjectivesandAssessment
a. IowaCore:SS.68.H.5
EssentialConceptand/orSkill:
Understandtheeffectofeconomicneedsand
wantsonindividualandgroupdecisions.
i.

Studentswillunderstandmythsandotherlegendssurroundingthe
NewWorld.

ii.

StudentswilluseshipwreckstodrawconclusionsaboutSpanish
intentionsintheNewWorld.

iii.

StudentswilljustifytheconquestoftheNewWorldbytheSpanish
inaparagraph.

b. Assessment
i.

Studentswillhavea
googledoc
tofilloutnotes.Theywillhavea
shortansweressayquestiontoanswerattheendofthelesson.

2. Whatwillthestudentsbedoing?
a. Thestudentswillhaveawork/notesheettobefillingoutduringthelesson.
Itwillhavesomeimagesforinferenceaswellasaplacefornotes.The
studentswillalsousetheirchromebookstoexploreshipwrecksinthe
Caribbeanaswellasfindsomeextrainformationregardingmythsand
legendsintheNewWorld.
3. Whatwilltheteacherbedoing?
a. Theteacherwillbeginthelessonbyshowingtheopening
video
.Thiswill
introducethetopicthatwewillbecovering.Theteacherwillthenmoveon
todiscussingseveraltheoriesabouttheSpanishconquest,startingwithEl
Dorado(Thesearchforgold),
TheFountainofYouth
(Thesearchfor
eternallife),andoverallconquest/expansionforSpain.Theteacherwill
thentalkaboutshipwrecksandhowtheyarerelevanttothetopic.The
teacherwillthenexplainthe
mapactivity
.Oncethatiscompleted,the

teacherwillbeginashortdiscussionthattiesthelessontogether,leaving
thestudentswithashortansweressayquestiontocomplete.
4. Checkingforunderstanding
a. Thestudentswillbefillingoutnotes,discussinginclass,andanswering
topicalquestionsaboutshipwrecksandtheSpanishpresenceintheNew
World.Thegoalisthatallstudentswillbeabletoparticipateindiscussion
andwriteaparagraphsummarizingthelesson.
5. Openingthelesson
a. Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wukFJEvke7E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0_oTlwcoiI
http://www.sedwickcoins.com/map/map.html
6. Closingthelesson
a. Shortansweressayquestion.

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