Spanish Conquest of the Americas (c.1492-c.1572), The

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is a series of eleven classroom resources – produced by – that are designed to impart the knowledge, historical skills and understanding of key concepts required in key curriculum documents for all states and territories in Australia.Year 8 History: The Ancient to the Modern World This resource focuses on the elective unit 'The Spanish Conquest of the Americas (c.1492–c.1572)' within the depth study 'Expanding Contacts / Discovery and Exploration', which is part of the Australian Curriculum for Year 8 History. Each resource:

• Is a self-contained, practical classroom resource that fulfils all curriculum requirements and can be the basis of the entire classroom unit;
• Engages students by starting with a concept-developing activity that taps into students' current knowledge and understanding of the topic, and uses that as a base for further development;
• Is inquiry-based – that is, students 'find out by working out' through evidence and other information;
• Includes a rich variety of information and evidence – stories, documents, pictures, maps and artefacts;
• Is fully photocopiable for classroom use by individuals or groups;
• Incorporates Bloom's taxonomy-based questions and activities to make the resource appropriate for the greatest variety of learning styles and abilities;
• Includes a variety of classroom and research activities;
• Uses scaffolded questions to ensure students are able to progress at appropriate rates of understanding;
• Provides a variety of possible assessment activities;
• Includes fun tasks, such as crosswords, art activities and word codes;
• Includes 'history mystery' for students to solve using a variety of evidence;
• Incorporates the most up-to-date information in a way that suits the Year 8 experience;
• Suggests follow-up activities to enable students to use the resource as a springboard for further development of knowledge and understanding;
• Includes a teacher guide for using the unit effectively in the classroom;
• Reflects the reality of classroom needs for a manageable approach in terms of time, resources and effective pedagogy.

Please note: This product is an A4 booklet of 64 pages.

SKU: B0349

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