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WANTED
EXPLORERS!
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After accepting the call for
adventurers, students formed countries and went in search of
sponsors for their explorations.
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Flags were created for each country as well
as maps.
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Kidsportopia's map
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Milk and Chocolate Island's
map
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Students completed an Explorers
Webquest to find out about explorers from the past. As part
of the webquest, they had to create a passport for their
explorer.
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Then students researched a
particular explorer from past history. Using the Internet
and print resources, they found out about their explorer and
created a poster which they shared with the
class.
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Other classmates noted important information
about each explorer on data retrieval
charts.
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Once the sponsors had answered the
explorers' requests, the students dropped by to accept
resources from the sponsors and to promise to share any
discoveries they made on their adventures.
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Then production day came and students
took their resources and created products that could be
traded when they went exploring. They were very proud of
their products.
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Finally, it was time to go
exploring. Once explorers arrived in a county, they made
contact with the natives, read their journals and asked
questions.
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The bartering was intense but all
parties seemed pleased with the results.
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After a country was explored,
passports were stamped. Student groups also wrote a journal
entry for each country they were visiting.
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Once the first group of explorers
were finished, the second group got their
turn.
Finally, all of the riches were sorted
among the group and a small payment was set aside the
sponsor.
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