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WHY DID COLUMBUS MAKE THE VOYAGES FROM SPAIN TO THE NEW WORLD? :]

Why did Christopher Columbus look for ways to go to China?

Hey kids,

Check out the January 2007 archive by clicking on the menu to the right. You can read former fifth grade student responses to topic questions we are currently discussing in science and social studies classes.

Mr. Moss

Can you list all of the types of gastropods, cephalopods, and bivalves in the mollusk family?

Why did Marco Polo go to China?

How many legs do squids have?

Why did Zheng He want to show China’s wealth and power to other countries?

Are starfish able to move on land? 

When Leif Eriksson and his men traveled to Vinland, who attacked first? The Indians or Vikings?

Is a sea anemone able to move on the ocean floor?

Do you think it was a good idea to travel on  the Silk Road? Why do you think so?

How did Mali, Songhai, and Ghana become the three powerful kingdoms?

Did Mali and Songhai get along?

Why did Eric the Red get kicked out of Scandinavia?