Measuring the Travels of Two Adventurers: Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta

GeoHistory
GeoSTEM
Lesson Plan Content
Description: 
In this lesson, students will learn about two medieval explorers: the Venetian, Marco Polo, and the Moroccan, Ibn Battuta; and how their travels affected Asian trade and migration. Students will use maps of their travels to compare and convert distances covered by Polo and Battuta.
Author: 
Cheryl Wiens
Grade Range: 
6
Duration: 
1-2 class periods
Lesson Materials
Teacher Instructions: 
application/pdf iconTeacher Instructions
Student Materials: 
application/pdf iconStudent Worksheets, Assessments, and Answer Keys
application/pdf iconThe Travels of Ibn Battuta 1325 - 1354 map
application/pdf iconThe Travels of Marco Polo 1271 - 1295 map
Standards
National Geography Standards: 
1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information
11: The patterns and networks of economic interdependence
17: How to apply geography to interpret the past