Captain John Smith's Chesapeake Bay
Captain John Smith's Chesapeake Bay Lesson Plan Time Required: One 30-minute session and two 45-minute sessions
Print version of "Captain John Smith's Chesapeake Bay": PDF • Word
Objectives
Students will
- compare characteristics of today's Chesapeake Bay with the Bay as it existed in the early 17th century
- read excerpts from Smith's description of his exploration of the Bay and its rivers
- analyze Smith's map of the Chesapeake
- discuss the value of primary source documents and the challenges faced when using them.
Related Standards of Learning
Science
3.6; 3.10.b;
4.5.f; 4.8.a;
5.6.b; 5.7.f;
6.7.a; 6.7.d; 6.7.e
Mathematics
3.24
English
3.1.a; 3.1.b; 3.1.c; 3.4.d; 3.6.a; 3.6.b; 3.6.c; 3.10.b; 3.11.a;
4.1.b; 4.3.a; 4.5.c; 4.7.a; 4.7.c; 4.8.a;
5.1.a; 5.4.a; 5.6.c;
6.3.c; 6.5.c
History & Social Science
3.3.b; 3.5.d; 3.6;
VS.1.a; VS.1.d; VS.1.h; VS.2.c;
USI.1.a; USI.1.e
Materials
- An Excerpt from John Smith's The Generall Historie of Virginia, New England & the Summer Isles PDF • Word
- An Excerpt from John Smith's The Generall Historie of Virginia, New England & the Summer Isles (edited to include modern spellings) PDF • Word
- River and Place Names PDF • Word
- Internet access
- John Smith's Virginia map, 1612 (optional, see Resources)
For each student
- An Excerpt from John Smith's The Generall Historie of Virginia, New England & the Summer Isles PDF • Word
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