WHY ST. AUGUSTINE?

TEACHER SHEET

Objective: To use early maps, aerial photographs, and readings to discuss where Spanish explorers landed in Florida and where colonies were established.

Subject(s): Social science, science, geography
Prep Time: Less than 10 minutes
Duration: 50 minutes
Sunshine standards:

• Social Studies Grades 3-5

  Time, Continuity and Change
  Standard 4 -
  SS.A.4.2.1 Knows selected European Explorers and the territories they explored in North America. Understands selected geographic... and cultural factors that characterized early exploration...
  
  SS.A.6.2.3 Understands the contributions of selected significant men and women including...Ponce de Leon.

• Social Studies Grade 6-8
  
  Time, Continuity and Change

  Standard 1 - SSA 1.3.2 Knows relative value of primary and secondary sources and uses this information to draw conclusions from historical sources such as data in charts, tables, graphs.
  Standard 2 - SSA2.3.4 Understands the impact of geographical factors on the historical development of civilizations.
  Standard 3 - SSA 3.3.3 Knows how physical and human geographic factors have influenced major historical events and movements.
  Standard 4 -
  SSA 4.3.1 Knows the factors involved in the development of cities and industries.
  SSA 4.3.2 Knows the role of physical and cultural geography in shaping events in the United States.
  

  People, Places and Environments [Geography]
  Standard 1 - SSB 1.3.1 Uses various map forms and other geographic representations, tools and technologies to acquire, process and report geographic information ...

Materials:

• Pencil


• Print out one worksheet for each student
  
• Computer with Internet access and Internet Explorer browser

1. Have the students read "Sailing to St. Augustine."
2. Pass out the worksheet and have students complete the first two sections.
3. Discuss as a class the key factors the students listed in the first two sections. Make a list of these factors recording how many students noted each.
4. To complete the rest of the worksheet, the students will need to study various images. This can be done by having the students work independently or in groups at the computer, or you can project the images for the whole class to view. Show the images in order beginning with no.1 and have the students answer the questions on their worksheets as they review the images.

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Map from 1597 showing Florida Map Credit: Courtesy of the Special Collections Department, University of South Florida. Digitization provided by the USF Libraries Digitization Center.	Birds eye view of Florida and part of Georgia and Alabama, by John Bacman, 1861 Map Credit: Courtesy of the Special Collections Department, University of Florida. Digitizatin provided by the Digital Library Center, UF.	A 1942 aerial photograph of St. Augustine area

5. Assessing Student Learning

Credits for this unit
Images included on this web site are from the following sources:
Photo of Castillo San Marcos <http://www.floridafacts.com/north_east_/ne-castillo-san-marcos.jpg>
Spanish sailing ship <http://www.seacoastnh.com/shoals/spanishgraves.html>
Map of La Florida <http://fcit.usf.edu/florida/maps/1500/m010100.htm>
USGS map of St. Augustine  (modern) <http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/united_states/st.augustine_fl_92.jpg>
Map of Florida <http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/united_states/florida_90.jpg>
Aerial of Castillo <http://www.freac.fsu.edu/HistoricPlaces/Sites/8SJ00009_desanmarcos.gif>
Plan Town & Harbor St.Augustine with permission from  Grace Galleries, Inc. <http://www.gracegalleries.com/Florida_listings.htm>
Aerial photos from the University of Florida Digital Library