Day
4
1.
Read pages 31-37 in Columbus.
2.
On October 12, 1492 Columbus and his crew finally find land.
Were the people of this land Chinese as he had expected? He
called these people Indians because he thought they must be
from India. He named the island San Salvador. Find San Salvador
on a map (hint: it's part of the bahamas). Find India and
China on a map. Is San Salvador close to India or China.
3.
Columbus expected to find gold and treasures in the new land,
but there was none. How do you think Columbus and his crew
felt?
4.
Columbus and his crew must have looked very strange to the
Indians. People from different cultures often look strange
to others. Write a short story about someone visiting you
from a far off land. Make a title for your story and include
a cover page with pictures.
5.
San Salvador is an island. An island is another type of landform.
Define
island
Island:
a body of land completely surrounded by water.
5.
Make an island snow globe.
Island
Snow Globe
Supplies: Sculpey modeling clay, baby food jar, and glitter
Directions:
- Build
a mound of clay onto the lid of the jar. Twist the lid
in place to make sure it fits properly before making your
island
-
Design your island as desired. You may add a tree or other
features to your island.
-
Build a base on the outside of your jar lid with modeling
clay. This will hide the lid and provide a base of support
for your island.
-
Bake the lid of your jar with your modeled island according
to the instructions.
-
Once thoroughly cooled add water and glitter to your jar,
place the lid on the jar and close tightly.
Day
5
1.
Read pages 38-43 in Columbus.
2.
Columbus sailed from San Salvador on to Cuba and then to Haiti.
Find Cuba and Haiti on a map. Cuba and Haiti are what type
of landform?
3.
Can you remember which ship crashed?
4.
Columbus was looking for gold on the islands. The Indians
told him there was gold in the mountains. Mountains are another
type of landform.
Define
mountain.
Mountain:
a high, raised part of the earth's surface, higher than a
hill
5.
Make a mountain of your own.
Mountain
cake
Supplies: rectangle cake pan, 1 glass oven-safe mixing bowl,
2 boxes cake mix (or you can use your own recipe), green frosting,
oreo cookies, and whipped cream.
Directions:
- Mix
2 cake mixes according to the recipe. Divide evenly and
pour into your rectangle pan and your glass mixing bowl.
- Bake
according to recipe's directions. (work on #6 below while
waiting for cake to cook and cool.)
- Once
cooled flip your cake in your glass mixing bowl on to
your rectangular cake.
- Frost
the rectangular portion of your cake with green frosting.
- Frost
the mountain part with chocolate frosting.
- Crush
up Oreo cookies to crumble on your mountain. For a snowcapped
effect top your mountain with whipped cream.
6.
While waiting for your cake to cook and cool off work on the
following writing assignment When sailing back to Spain, Columbus
feared his ship would go down. He wrote a report of his travels
and sealed it in a barrel. The barrel was never found. Pretend
you found the barrel. Write a newspaper article about your
amazing discovery. Include drawings for your newspaper article.
Day
6
1.
Read pages 44-to the end of the story in Columbus.
2.
Discuss the following. Columbus made 3 more trips to find
the East. He found many beautiful islands, but did not find
Asia or the treasures he was seeking. What happened when they
returned to Hispanolia? Were the men kind to the Indians?
3.
Columbus found the continent of South America on his third
trip. Find South America on a map.
4.
Columbus sailed back to Hispanolia and was arrested. The King
and Queen released him and he sailed for a 4th trip to sea.
Columbus is shipwrecked in Jamaica and stays there for a year
before being rescued.
5.
Columbus went home to Spain and spent the rest of his days
at home.
3.
Read the poem "In 1492 Columbus Sailed the Ocean Blue".
Write your own poem about Columbus.
In
1492
In fourteen
hundred ninety-two
Columbus sailed the ocean blue.
He had
three ships and left from Spain;
He sailed through sunshine, wind and rain.
He sailed
by night; he sailed by day;
He used the stars to find his way.
A compass
also helped him know
How to find the way to go.
Ninety
sailors were on board;
Some men worked while others snored.
Then the
workers went to sleep;
And others watched the ocean deep.
Day after
day they looked for land;
They dreamed of trees and rocks and sand.
October
12 their dream came true,
You never saw a happier crew!
"Indians!
Indians!" Columbus cried;
His heart was filled with joyful pride.
But "India"
the land was not;
It was the Bahamas, and it was hot.
The Arakawa
natives were very nice;
They gave the sailors food and spice.
Columbus
sailed on to find some gold
To bring back home, as he'd been told.
He made
the trip again and again,
Trading gold to bring to Spain.
The first
American? No, not quite.
But Columbus was brave, and he was bright.
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