Y8: 2-10. Exploration – Impact

Year 8A & Year 8B

Today we are going to conclude our topic on Exploration with a brief examination of its impact.

Follow the instructions step by step:

1.

First, look at your test result (Homework-6) and also see where you have perhaps lost marks:

2.

Go through the slideshow below and you will see how Chocolate is made… The slides take you through the process, from the cacao beans to a lovely box of chocolates!

3.

No, lets look at the following videos that explain in more detail how chocolate is made.

The history of chocolate – Deanna Pucciarelli. (4:40 minutes long)

How chocolate is made. (4:34 minutes long)

The Story of Chocolate. (8:02 minutes long)

4.

So, “chocolate” gives us a clue as to what one of the impacts of exploration was. The are more… Complete the two tasks on p.42 of your Workbook to examine the impact that exploration had in more detail.

Here is what you have to do for Task 1:

“The voyages of discovery, p.42”

Draw 2 columns in your exercise book. Use these headings: CAUSES and CONSEQUENCES.

Copy the statements in Task 1 (p.42) into the correct column, to show if the statement is a reason for the Voyages of discovery or a result of them.

Remember to also colour-code your statements, to show whether they are religious (yellow) , economic (blue) or political (red)!

Here is what you have to do for Task 2:

Look at the effects in the column on the left – they show the impact of exploration on our lives today. Identify the positive and negative effects and write them in the relevant columns in your Workbook. Finally, also complete the “any other effects” box!

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