Grade 4 · Social Studies · Unit 1 of 5
What Is Exploration?
Why people explore, how they find their way, and who was already there.
What your child practises
Practises what exploration is, why people explore, the tools they use and the fact that people already lived in the places explorers reached. It follows the Grade 4 Nova Scotia social studies outcome on the concept of exploration.
Nova Scotia Curriculum learning outcome: Investigate the concept of exploration · reasons, ways and tools of exploration
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Which tool helps explorers see things far away?
- a blanket
- a spoon
- a telescope
a telescope
Hint: A telescope makes faraway things look closer.
Question 2
Which kind of exploration uses a ship?
- sea exploration
- space exploration
- exploring on foot only
sea exploration
Hint: Sailing across oceans is exploration by sea.
Question 3
Which tool shows the shape of lands and waters?
- a calendar
- a map
- a thermometer
a map
Hint: Maps help explorers record what they see.
Question 4
Which of these helped early travellers cross land without roads?
- flying in jets
- walking on foot or by canoe along waterways
- riding a subway
walking on foot or by canoe along waterways
Hint: Rivers and trails were the main routes long ago.
Question 5
Exploration means…
- travelling to learn about new places
- building a house
- staying home all year
travelling to learn about new places
Hint: Explorers go to places that are new to them to find out what is there.
Question 6
What made exploring by sea dangerous long ago?
- storms and not knowing exactly where they were
- warm hotels
- too many cars
storms and not knowing exactly where they were
Hint: Sailors had few tools to find their way.