lessons

The Grand Adventure

Four lessons will take the student traveler from the present to the past and from Mexico City to Santa Fe. Travel through time on highways, back roads, and trails. Discover what was bought, sold, and traded. Learn how a time of exploration shaped our lives today.

.pdf file (450 KB, 34 pages)

Teacher's Background Information (Appendix A)

Information for teachers, including information from the historical record and the 1598 Oñate expedition.

.pdf file (145 KB, 24 pages)

Resources and References (Appendix C)

List of published resources

and those on the web.

.pdf file (83 KB, 13 pages)

Sample Rubrics (Appendix D)

.pdf file (33 KB, 3 pages)

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

(Appendix B)

Juan de Oñate

Map 1

Worksheet

Photo of oxen and caretta

Welcome Travelers (Introduction for Teachers)

Project Goals, Using the lessons, relation to educational standards, evaluating student progress, sponsorship, and acknowlegements for the Grand Adventure project for teachers.

.pdf file (44 KB, 34 pages)

Handouts and Worksheets (Appendix B)

Maps, photographs, and illustrations

A Franciscan Missionary

Map 2

Worksheet

Map 3

Worksheet

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