Tuesday, 24 April 2018

April 26, 2018 Social Studies 8 Explorations

What is due?

You should have completed and handed in your Martin Luther Comic strip and Henry VIII project _________________________________________________________________________________

The Ocean Floor? 

In Digital Age, What’s Left For Modern Explorers?

Why were explorers determined to venture into dangerous, unknown waters?
Material gain was a powerful motivating factor for Renaissance explorers.  They hoped to get wealth for themselves and their country by finding trade routes and gold.

a)  Using an organizer (chart, bubble chart…), work with a partner to generate a list of five historical or contemporary people you know of who have taken on great challenges. You can select from any field and any time period, and the person does not have to be famous.  Beside each one write down the achievement you admire and one characteristic you think might have motivated that person to take action.

b)  Choose the motivating factor on the list that is most admirable according to your worldview. What is it?

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