Extreme Deep Teacher's Guide.pdf - Evergreen Exhibitions

GRADES 4 - 12
Questions to Begin
■ How many of you have ever met an explorer?
■ How many of you have ever studied explorers of the past?
■ Who’s your favorite explorer? Where or what did he or she explore?
Procedure
1. Begin with a discussion about the impact explorers have made throughout history.
2. Ask each student to read a book about a famous (or not-so-famous) explorer. The explorer can
be an astronaut, aquanaut, or someone like Captain Robert Falcon Scott who explored
Antarctica, or Magellan, the Portuguese sailor who discovered a southern route from the Atlantic
to the Pacific.
3. The following week, have students begin writing a book report. For additional information they
can consult encyclopedias, additional biographies or the Internet.
4. Once the book reports are finished, have students make presentations to the class about
what they learned. They should use as many media as possible including music, posters,
costumes, etc.
Questions to Close
■ What was the main discovery your explorer made?
■ Did the discovery have an impact on society? If so, what?
■ Do we benefit from the discovery today? If so, how?
■ What tools or equipment contributed to the success of the expedition?
■ Did the explorer invent any new tools or technology, either before, during or after the expedition?
If so, what? What purpose did the invention serve?
Adapted from:
Acerno, Karen. Extension Activity 1, “How do the Research Vessel and Crew Support Research?” In Off To Sea; An inside
look at a research cruise; Teacher’s Resource Binder. Austin, TX: Steck-Vaughn Company and Turnstone Publishing
Group, Inc., 1999.
5