Your students will learn about the Age of Exploration through these low-prep station activities. Students rotate through three stations to learn about the impacts of colonization, indigenous peoples, and collective memory. This would make a great Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples' Day lesson. You'll find an introductory reading passage included. Simply print the materials and the student response booklet. Answer keys are included.
 
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This resource includes/covers the following:
- Introductory Reading Passage (build background knowledge and context)
- Station A: Collective Memory
- Station B: Impacts of Colonization
- Station C: Indigenous Peoples
- Analysis Questions (triple staple booklet)
- Reflection Questions
- Station Labels (folds into tent)
- Teacher Tips/Standards Alignment
- Answer Keys Included!
 
Station Content/Information:
Collective memory
Changes in collective memory of Columbus Day
Conquistadors of the 16th century
Columbus & the Spanish desire for gold
First-hand account of Bartolome de Las Casa
Exposure to disease & impact on Native peoples
Native lands recognition since time immemorial
The Taino people & culture
Enslavement & treatment of Taino people
Columbus & start of the slave trade
 
This resource is LOW PREP! All of the student analysis pages are included in a student booklet. Just print and triple staple! The questions include a variety of short answers, fill-in-the-blank, and map skills. Answer keys included.
 
Station materials are super easy to implement. Just print and trim (optional). Station labels are included (just fold into a tent).
 
Other Ways to Use this Resource:
Conduct this activity whole group. Project the station materials from the PDF over your large screen and go through the response questions together with your students.
 
Standards Alignment:
- Common Core Standards for Reading Informational Text
- Washington 5th Grade Social Studies Standards
- Can cross-walk to many different state standards