Unit 2 The Nature of Exploration
In the Nature of Exploration unit, students will examine the stories of various explorers of land, ocean, outer space, and ideas over time. They will identify the explorers’ motivation, modes of transportation, and the challenges they faced, recognizing that economics plays a significant role in exploration. In earlier grades, students were exposed to the concepts of needs, wants, and supply and demand. This outcome will further develop their understanding of economic factors by allowing
them to re-examine those concepts in addition to scarcity and opportunity cost within the context of exploration. Students will learn the effect exploration has had on the movement of people, products, technologies, and information around the world and will make predictions about the impact of future explorations.
In the Nature of Exploration unit, students will examine the stories of various explorers of land, ocean, outer space, and ideas over time. They will identify the explorers’ motivation, modes of transportation, and the challenges they faced, recognizing that economics plays a significant role in exploration. In earlier grades, students were exposed to the concepts of needs, wants, and supply and demand. This outcome will further develop their understanding of economic factors by allowing
them to re-examine those concepts in addition to scarcity and opportunity cost within the context of exploration. Students will learn the effect exploration has had on the movement of people, products, technologies, and information around the world and will make predictions about the impact of future explorations.