Social Studies Worksheet · Grades 5–8
The Columbian Exchange Worksheet
A printable social studies worksheet for grades 5-8 on the Columbian Exchange. Students learn how plants, animals, people, and diseases moved between the Old World and the New World after 1492, match eight terms to clues, and answer four short-response questions. An illustration and complete answer key are included.
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Subject
Social Studies
Grades
Grades 5–8
Skill Focus
The Columbian Exchange, world history
Lesson Length
30 minutes
Lesson Overview
About this worksheet
After Columbus reached the Americas in 1492, plants, animals, people, and diseases began moving between the Old World of Europe, Africa, and Asia and the New World of the Americas. This worksheet teaches what was traded each way in the Columbian Exchange, with an illustration.
The reference box and Section A are on page 1. The reference box defines eight terms and shows a ship and traded goods. Section A has eight clue-matching items. Section B on page 2 has four short-response questions.
Page 3 is a complete answer key. The worksheet pairs well with the The Age of Exploration and Famous Explorers worksheets.
How to Use This Lesson
Read the reference box and study the illustration.
Match each clue to a term in Section A on page 1.
Answer the four short-response questions in Section B on page 2.
Use the answer key on page 3 for self-check.
Pair with the The Age of Exploration Worksheet for more practice.
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The Columbian Exchange Worksheet
A printable social studies worksheet for grades 5-8 on the Columbian Exchange. Students learn how plants, animals, people, and diseases moved between the Old World and the New World after 1492, match eight terms to clues, and answer four short-response questions. An illustration and complete answer key are included.
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