Is technology at the centre of development and knowledge? Innovation and technology are key for development and human wellbeing. You will create an exhibition about technological advances of the Modern Age to show their contribution to our knowledge of the world . I N T H I S U N I T. . . You will understand why geographical exploration was possible in the early Modern Age and how it developed. You will learn how pre-Columbian peoples lived. You will take action. You will create a presentation that explains the technological advances that made exploration possible. 1519-1522 Magallanes and Elcano's expedition. The first voyage around the world. 1513 Nuñez de Balboa discovers the Pacific Ocean. 1911 Roald Amundsen's arrival at the South Pole. 1769 James Cook demonstrates that New Zealand is a remote island. 1728 Vitus Bering crosses the Arctic Ocean. The world in the 16th century The world at the end of the 15th century 1492 Cristóbal Colón's arrival in America. 1864 Lucy Walker climbs the Alps. 1953 Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reach the summit of Everest. The Mars Pathfinder spacecraft lands on the surface of Mars. The Parker Solar Probe travels around the Sun. 1969 1997 2018 Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins reach the moon. CHALLE NGE 127
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