NO RTW Monday, Sept. 14th Objective: I will be able to describe the major

historical contributions to oceanography.Agenda:

Read pgs. 2-4 through 2-22Answer all the “Study Questions” on a separate

sheet of paper (due at end of class)Be sure to write the question and answer for

each.Homework:

None

Did You Know?The speed of sound in water is 1,435 m/sec

- nearly five times faster than the speed of sound in air.

This is why Whale songs can be heard from so far away.

Tuesday, September 15th

NO RTW Tuesday, Sept. 15th Objective: I will be able to describe the major

historical contributions to oceanography.Agenda:

Finish reading pgs. 2-4 through 2-22Answer all the “Study Questions” on a separate

sheet of paper (due at end of class)Be sure to write the question and answer for each.Pass out Unit 2 GOW (pg. ) and TOC (pg.)

Homework: None

Pg. 22 RTW: How did the Vikings improve on the sailboat?

Objective: I will learn about some of the major scientific

expeditions and early explorations!

Agenda:Review Study Questions?Notes on History of Exploration Pg. 23 in ISNBegin Explorer Project (Fakebook)

Homework:Please be sure to keep up with notes you have

might have a pop quiz!

Wednesday, September 16th

Voyages of DiscoveryExplorers and NavigatorsThe first vessels-3000 B.C.

Merchants 2000 B.C.

Fall of the Roman Empire

5000 B.C to 800 A.DEgyptians- made the first sailboats

Phoenicians- made the first trade routes (Mediterranean)

Polynesians- made primitive maps and were the first to have long distance open ocean voyages.

Greeks- Major advancements in navigationPytheas- mapped out latitude using the North StarEratosthenes- calculated Earth’s circumference.

800 A.D to 1400 A.DVikings- Improved sailboats

Bigger sailsOarsmen if no windFlat-bottom boats (get closer to land)

Sea exploration was only done by Vikings

This lasted from about 800-1100 A.D. (the middle of the dark ages)

Major Viking discoveries9th century: warming climate led to melting N.

Atlantic ice, this allowed more Viking voyages through previously frozen area.

Discoveries:Iceland (mild climate)Greenland (frozen land) North America (Newfoundland Canada) led by Leif Eriksson

Leif Eriksson day is Oct. 9th

Middle Ages = Dark AgesIn EuropeAny thoughts on why they were called the

dark ages?

Knowledge of geography and science entered an intellectual “darkness” there was also, poor communication and lack of education.

Meanwhile… In China…During the European “Dark Ages” other parts

of the world, were making intellectual progress.

In 1125 the magnetic compass was invented and being used by the Chinese sailors.

The End of the Dark AgesBartholomeu Dias

A Portuguese navigator1487-Sailed around the tip of Africa, which he called: "Cape of Storms" (Cabo das Tormentas). Later named the Cape of Good Hope

Christopher Columbus 1492 went to sea to find a new route to India for trade, he headed west and crossed the Atlantic and landed in the Bahamas

Later he reached South and Central America

Later ExpeditionsJohn Cabot- 1497 left England and sailed to

what is now Delaware.Vasco Nunez de Balboa – 1500s crossed the

Isthmus of Panama, first to see the East coast of the Pacific

Amerigo Vespucci explored 9600 km of coastline from North to South AmericaMapmakers in Europe named the Americas after him

First to recognize S. America as it’s own continent

Later Expeditions Cont. Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese

navigator , was the first to attempt to circumnavigate the earth

Francis Drake- 1577 second successful circumnavigation of the world, his purpose was to raid Spanish ships for treasure.

Fakebook ProfileYou will create a fake Facebook profile for

your assigned explorer. (Google: “fakebook teacher”)

Explorers1. Phoenicians2. Polynesians3. Greeks4. Chinese5. Vikings6. PortugueseGoogle: “ocean motion timeline”

Pg. 22 RTW: Who attempted to circumnavigate the world and died in the process?

Objective: I will learn about some of the major scientific

expeditions and early explorations!

Agenda:Work on Explorer Project (Fakebook)

Homework:Please be sure to keep up with notes you have

might have a pop quiz!

Thursday, September 17th

Fakebook ProfileInclude:

Profile PictureNameWallpaper/background pictureAbout Me Section

Born or time spent exploring/navigating Hometown Job Relationship Status

Wallposts (at least 5 that are informational)Friends/Enemies

Pg. 22 RTW: Why were the Dark Ages called that?

Objective: I will learn about some of the major scientific

expeditions and early explorations!

Agenda:Pop Quiz!Finish Explorer Fakebook profile

Homework: Finish Fakebook if not already turned in

Friday, September 18th