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Grade 3 Social Studies · World 5: Explorers · Level 31
Hard Journeys
Obstacles: storms, getting lost, sickness, hunger, unknown lands, and conflict.
Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.
What children learn in Level 31
- Exploring was hard and dangerous! Things that get in the way are called obstacles. Here are six.
- Storms: wind and giant waves could break a wooden ship. Getting lost: sailors had only a compass, the sun, and the stars to guide them.
- Sickness and hunger: voyages took months, and food spoiled. Without fresh fruits and vegetables, sailors got scurvy: their gums bled and they grew weak.
- Unknown lands: Europeans had no maps of the lands ahead. Conflict: crews sometimes fought their captains, and explorers fought American Indians whose land they entered.
- Reasons pulled explorers forward. Obstacles held them back. Sort them in your head: gold is a reason, and a storm is an obstacle!
Georgia Standards of Excellence in Social Studies:
- SS3H2.a — Describe the reasons for and obstacles to the exploration of North America.