Number: SS.5.A.3
Title: Exploration and Settlement of North America
Type:
Standard
Subject: Social Studies
Grade: 5
Strand: American History
Related Benchmarks
This cluster includes the following benchmarks
| Code |
Description |
| SS.5.A.3.1: | Describe technological developments that shaped European exploration. |
| SS.5.A.3.2: | Investigate (nationality, sponsoring country, motives, dates and routes of travel, accomplishments) the European explorers. |
| SS.5.A.3.3: | Describe interactions among Native Americans, Africans, English, French, Dutch, and Spanish for control of North America. |
Related Access Points
This cluster includes the following access points.
Access Points
| Access Point Number |
Access Point Title |
| SS.5.A.3.AP.1: | Recognize inventions that made exploration safer. |
| SS.5.A.3.AP.2: | Identify a European explorer with their sponsoring country. |
| SS.5.A.3.AP.3: | Recognize ways different groups interacted with each other for control of North America. |
Related Resources
Vetted resources educators can use to teach the concepts and skills in this topic.
Lesson Plan
| Name |
Description |
| Museum Dilemma: | In this MEA, students evaluate the contributions of various explorers to help a museum select the subject who provided the most impact on Western development for a new exhibit. Students will need to convert units to have the necessary information to help come up with a solution to the problem. |
