View all 2 pagesExplorers chart for 4th Grade: Who, when and where
Reading a chart of European explorers of North America
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Explorers Worksheets
European explorers of North America, a timeline, Columbus and the Taíno, Lewis and Clark with Sacagawea, two points of view and research.
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Who, when and where
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View all 2 pagesExplorers timeline Worksheet: fill in the years
Placing explorers' journeys in chronological order
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View all 2 pagesExplorers matching worksheet for 4th grade
Matching explorers to what they are known for
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Two worlds meet
View all 2 pagesChristopher columbus reading passage for 4th grade
Describing Columbus's voyages and their effects on Native peoples
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View all 2 pagesLewis and clark and sacagawea reading passage
Describing the Lewis and Clark expedition and the people who made it possible
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View all 2 pagesExplorers and native Peoples: true or false
Evaluating statements about how European exploration affected Native peoples
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View largerExplorers point of view Writing: two sides of one story
Explaining how people at the same event saw it differently
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Research and review
View largerExplorer research project template for 4th grade
Researching an explorer and the effects of the journey
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View all 2 pagesExplorers quiz for 4th grade
Reviewing European explorers and their effects
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About these explorers worksheets
Starting around 1000 and growing after 1492, European explorers sailed to the Americas looking for sea routes to Asia, gold and land. They arrived in places where Native nations had lived for thousands of years, and their journeys changed life for everyone.
These explorers worksheets give both sides of the story. A chart and timeline show who explored, when and where. Reading passages cover Columbus and the Taíno, and Lewis and Clark with Sacagawea. A true or false page and a two-points-of-view writing page ask children to think about how exploration affected Native peoples.
Every page is black and white, prints on US Letter or A4, and every page with right answers has an answer key on page 2.
Standards
C3 D2.His.1.3-5Create and use a chronological sequence of related events to compare developments that happened at the same time.C3 D2.His.3.3-5Generate questions about individuals and groups who have shaped significant historical changes and continuities.C3 D2.His.14.3-5Explain probable causes and effects of events and developments.C3 D2.His.4.3-5Explain why individuals and groups during the same historical period differed in their perspectives.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.7Conduct short research projects that build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.
How to use them
- Use the chart with a world map or globe to trace routes.
- Read the Columbus passage and discuss: what did Europeans gain, and what did the Taíno lose?
- Use the two-points-of-view page to practice understanding different perspectives.
Teaching tips
- State plainly that the Americas were not empty and that explorers often took land and enslaved people.
- Disease brought from Europe, like smallpox, killed more Native people than fighting did.
- Native guides and helpers made many expeditions possible.
Questions teachers and parents ask
Why did European explorers come to the Americas?
Many were looking for a sea route to Asia for trade. Others searched for gold, land, and fame for the countries that paid for their trips.
How did explorers affect Native peoples?
Explorers claimed Native lands, and some forced people into work or slavery. Diseases like smallpox killed huge numbers. Native nations survived, and many are still here today.
Who reached North America before Columbus?
Native peoples had lived there for thousands of years. The Norse explorer Leif Erikson reached Newfoundland around the year 1000.