Unit plan 9: Discoveries

	UNIT  PLAN 9
TITLE	THE AGE OF DISCOVERY
GROUP	2nd ESO
TEACHER	Xavier Marín
CONTENTS	- The discovery of America
	- Reasons for the discoveries
	- The new sea routes
	- The first voyage around the world
	- The consequences of the discoveries
ENGLISH AIMS	-Vocabulary related to different civilizations: Discovery, trade routes,
	technical advances, Portulan charts, navigational instruments, compass, astrolabe, quadrant,
	caravels, expeditions, Christopher Columbus, consequences, overseas empires, European
	supremacy, diseases, indigenous population.
LEARNING	- Learning about changes in population, economy and society
	- Learning about maritime expeditions in the 15th and 16th centuries
	- Finding out about the discovery of America
	- Understanding the consequences of the discoveries Analysing social evolution
ACTIVITIES/	- Comparing maps of the past and the present
COGNITIVE	- Completing a diagram
SKILLS	-          Identifying the advantages and disadvantages of the new empires
	- Finding out about the discoverers
	- Interpreting information from maps
RESOURCES	Virtual visits to archaeological sites
AND	- Presentations with the computer.
MATERIALS	- Internet (pictures or interactive exercises)
	- Educational films.
EDUCATION	- Curiosity to learn about the causes and consequences of different factors
	related to population, economy and society

VALUES	- Initiative in interpreting different sources of information
	- Recognising the importance of different social groups within a society
	- Curiosity to learn about the importance of the expeditions
	- Appreciation of the consequences of the discoveries
	- Critical attitude towards different civilizations
KEY	Linguistic communication
COMPETENCES	• Vocabulary related to changes in population, economy and different social groups
	• Expressing cause and effect: Conditions improved because the peasants became free.
	• Making comparisons: In 1500, Europe’s population was almost as large as before the plague.
	• Referring to the distant past: This was the same dynasty which had governed…
	Learning to learn
	• Learning how to analyse information given on a chart
	• Learning to notice the causes and effects of historical events
	Digital ICT competence
	• Doing a web task
	Temporal competence
	• Establishing a chain of cause and effect
	Spatial competence
	· Using maps to compare seas, voyages and locations
	Interpersonal and civic competence
	• Doing a group project on Mayas, Aztecs and Incas
	Autonomy and personal initiative
	• Analysing data in different forms
	• Investigating
	Knowledge and interaction with our world
	• Identifying the impact of the discoveries on the present day
	Cultural and artistic expression
	• Using photos / paintings to acquire information and prompt discussion
ASSESMENT	Written test in first language / second language
FURTHER INFO	Visit: http://cienciessocials2n.blogspot.com.es/