Grade 4 · Social Studies · Unit 3 of 10
Why Explore?
What drives exploration
What your child practises
Children look at what motivates exploration, and the effects of exploration over time.
Prince Edward Island Curriculum curriculum outcome: 4.2.2; 4.2.3 · motivations for exploration and its impact over time
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 is a reason people explore?
- to stay at home
- to forget things
- to avoid learning
- curiosity about what is out there
curiosity about what is out there
Hint: Curiosity means wanting to know.
Question 2
What motivated many sailors to cross the Atlantic in the 1500s?
- a space race
- a wish to see the Moon
- a love of video games
- trade, wealth and curiosity
trade, wealth and curiosity
Hint: They wanted valuable goods and new knowledge.
Question 3
Which effect of space exploration still helps us today?
- a river on the Moon
- a road to Mars
- weather satellites that circle Earth
- a bridge to the Moon
weather satellites that circle Earth
Hint: They send back pictures of clouds.
Question 4
Which motivation fits: a crew sails to find new trade routes and valuable goods?
- a school project
- a wish to study animals
- wealth and trade
- curiosity about the Moon
wealth and trade
Hint: Trade means buying and selling goods.
Question 5
Why do scientists explore the deep ocean?
- to stay in one place
- to learn about living things we have not seen
- to avoid new ideas
- to lose their maps
to learn about living things we have not seen
Hint: There are still many unknown places underwater.
Question 6
Indigenous peoples lived in North America long before European explorers arrived. What does this tell us?
- The explorers found the first people
- The land was not empty; people already knew it well
- No one lived here
- The land had no names
The land was not empty; people already knew it well
Hint: Many Nations had names for the places they lived.