The Silk Road Trade Routes 5-E Lesson and Game | Cultural Diffusion | Microsoft

This fun lesson introduces the Silk Road trade routes and explores how cultural diffusion shaped the world. The activities are engaging for students & the guided, 5-E format is easy for you to use! First, examine the “Secret of Silk”, then discuss vocabulary and big ideas. Fill-in notes accompany the lesson. Next, challenge your class to investigate geographical barriers along the Silk Road & plot the best route to avoid potential hazards. Play a FUN “Travels on the Silk Road” game that students LOVE! They must identify goods & ideas spread on the trade routes while competing to amass the greatest fortune along the way! Finally, assess learning with an Exit Ticket quiz. Print & interactive, digital versions of the materials are included. Made for traditional in-class learning or digital 1:1 classrooms. Everything you need is included!

Includes Google Resources: Digital & Print

• Guided 5-E Slides Lesson
• Fill-in Notes
• Silk Road Game Activity
• Exit Ticket Quiz
• Answer Key
• Teacher Reference Guide

5-E Guided Lesson:

1. Engage: “What is Silk?” Warm-up Activity
2. Explore: “Investigate” Map Challenge Activity
3. Explain: Vocabulary & Fill-in Notes
4. Elaborate: “Travel the Silk Road” Board Game
5. Evaluate: Exit Ticket Quiz

Vocabulary:

• Silk Road, Trade Routes, Merchants, Globalization, Cultural Diffusion, Barter System, Empires, Mongols, Romans, Geographic Barriers, Caravans, Confucianism, Buddhism, Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Age of Exploration

Aligned with Social Studies Standards: CCSS, TEKS, ELPS, and NCSS

Total Pages:  58

Time:  90 Minutes

Grades:  5-12