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Today’s Drill

Today’s Drill. Answer the following questions in your notes… 1. Write a paragraph (at least 4 complete sentences) describing how you think humans navigated and explored the oceans 200 years ago (before radar, GPS, etc). You can not say, I don’t know… make a guess!!. Latitude vs Longitude.

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Today’s Drill

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  1. Today’s Drill • Answer the following questions in your notes… • 1. Write a paragraph (at least 4 complete sentences) describing how you think humans navigated and explored the oceans 200 years ago (before radar, GPS, etc). You can not say, I don’t know… make a guess!!

  2. Latitude vs Longitude Latitude Location of a place on Earth north or south of the equator (horizontal lines) Longitude Location of a place east or west of the Prime Meridian (Vertical)

  3. Latitude Longitude

  4. Vikings Explored between 800 AD – 1100 AD. Norway, Sweden, & Denmark. Wooden boats Sail & Oar powered Discovered Greenland, Canada, & North Africa.

  5. Age of Exploration • Bartholomeu Dias (1488) • Portugese • Established trading routes around Africa • Christopher Columbus (1492) • Looking for a route to India by going west and landed on Bahamas & Caribbean. • Called them “West Indies”

  6. Age of Exploration Con’t… • John Cabot (1497) • Mapped east coast of North America from Canada to Delaware • Amerigo Vespucci (1503) • First person to realize that North America was not part of Asia. “America” is his namesake. • Others like da Verrazano, Cartier, & Hudson continued his work to explore North America. • Ferdinand Magellan (1519) • First exploration to circumnavigate the world!! • He died along the way

  7. Scientific Exploration • John Harrison (1717) • Marine Chronometer (help w. longitude) • Captain John Cook (1750s) • Astronomical observations, Scurvy, Mapping • Benjamin Franklin • Mapped Ocean Currents (e/x: Gulf Stream) • Charles Darwin • Explored Galapagos Islands & evolution

  8. Early Exploration of Inner Space • Inner Space – area below ocean’s surface • Early explorers used: Diving ChamberDiving Suit:

  9. Modern Diving Devices • Scuba Tank & Gear • Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus • In early days was known as Aqua-lung

  10. Aquanauts: People who explore inner space Jim Suit Submersibles Remotely Operated Vehicles

  11. Ticket-to-Ride In your notes answer the following questions… 2. What is the Benz? Why is it dangerous? 3. What invention made exploration of the ocean’s inner space possible?

  12. Think-Write-Pair-Share • Compare your answers for #3 with the person sitting NEXT to you. Write down on your drill sheet any of the ideas your partner has that you are missing.

  13. DATE CHANGE • Test has been moved to FRIDAY, October 11 • You. Are. Welcome.

  14. Homework Assignment • Build Your Own Study Guide! • 1. Create 4 questions you would include on a study guide (at least one short answer and one multiple choice question) • 2. Submit to Edline via Homework Hand-in today • Reminder: This counts as a full homework assignment. The drop box will close after class. Cinderella-style.

  15. Homework Assignment • Build Your Own Study Guide! • 1. Create 4 questions you would include on a study guide (at least one short answer and one multiple choice question) • 2. Submit to Edline via Homework Hand-in • 3. Due Date: Sunday! 10/13 at midnight! • Reminder: This counts as a full homework assignment. The drop box will close after midnight. Cinderella-style.

  16. Drill • Use the first 5 minutes of class to organize into your explorer groups. • Go on a DESKTOP computer and “share” your prezi with me. • cbuchanan2@bcps.org • Presentations begin at 11:35 with Christopher Columbus

  17. Objective and Agenda • SWBAT identify historic explorers in order to explain their contributions to science and society. • Agenda: • Presentations • Test Study Guide

  18. Presentation Expectations • Each group will present today • During presentations, class will fill out chart • Be prepared with intelligent questions after each presentation • The chart and discussion session is your drill and participation grade for today

  19. Reminders • Test has been moved to FRIDAY, October 11 • Study Guide is due FRIDAY, October 11 • Study Guide is worth one quiz grade (30pts)

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