Exploring

When we look at maps from different times, what do they tell us about exploration?

Why is it helpful for us to study different explorers?

Why might an explorer need to understand the geography of a place they are visiting?

How can understanding migration help us learn about the past?

What did we learn about how exploration changes the lives of people in the places explorers visit?

What does it mean when people say cultures are "connected"?

When explorers and migrants travel new places, how do they share their own cultures?

What did we learn about how exploration affects trade?

Why is it important for explorers to have the right tools?

How do you think the places that explorers visited changed because of the explorer?

What have we learned about the tools explorers used in the past compared to today?

What kinds of changes can happen to a community when new people migrate there?

Why is it important to understand the reasons people have for exploring new places?

Why do you think explorers were motivated to travel to new places?

How can we see the impact of exploration in our daily lives today?

How did migration help people learn about new foods and ideas?

In our study of exploration, what did we learn about the impact of migration on cultures?

How has technology changed the way people explore today?

What is one reason people might choose to migrate or move to a new place?

What did we discover about how explorers use maps?

Why might people in history have wanted to know about other places and people?

Why do people sometimes have to leave their home country to find a better life?

What role does curiosity play in exploration?

How do explorers from the past help us understand today's world?