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

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)

Latitude

Longitude

Vikings

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

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”

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

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

Early Exploration of Inner Space

•Inner Space – area below ocean’s surface•Early explorers used:

Diving Chamber Diving Suit:

Modern Diving Devices

•Scuba Tank & Gear

•Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus•In early days was known as Aqua-lung

Aquanauts: People who explore inner space

Jim SuitSubmersibles

Remotely Operated Vehicles

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?

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.

DATE CHANGE

• Test has been moved to FRIDAY, October 11

• You. Are. Welcome.

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.

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.

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

Objective and Agenda

• SWBAT identify historic explorers in order to explain their contributions to science and society.

• Agenda:• Presentations• Test Study Guide

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

Reminders

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