Discovering Great Explorers of the Renaissance
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- FTC-PEP · 2026-27
- Rule pack
- step-up-ftc-pep-2026-27 · v1.0.1
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- Official category rule
- Source freshness
- Review due · Low
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Product description
The Renaissance was an age of exploration and discovery, and what explorers found changed the world in many ways, both good and bad. With <em>Discovering Great Explorers of the Renaissance</em>, a publisher-approved Notebook Companion™ to <em>The Renaissance Explorers</em> (sold separately), your students can learn about the lives of five men who changed the world through their work and discoveries.<br><br>164 black and white pages <span style="font-size: 16px;">|</span> for grades 5 and up | This is a digital only resource. | <a href="https://dsb-samples.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/discovering-great-explorers-SAMPLE.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href); return false;" rel="noopener">View Sample</a><br><br>During the Renaissance, much of the world as we know it today had either not been discovered or had not been deeply explored. Courageous explorers set out to learn what lay beyond the known. Some did it for noble reasons, others did it for profit, and some did it for a combination of reasons. Your students can meet five such individuals with our <strong>no-prep, open-and-go</strong> Notebook Companion™.<br><br>Just grab a copy of <em>The Renaissance Explorers</em>, our Notebook Companion™, and a pen or pencil and get ready for adventures around the world. <br><br><h3>What's Included</h3><br>Through engaging text, students will learn about the lives of these five men and what they discovered. They’ll have the opportunity to <strong>sketch, develop their written narration skills by answering our open-ended questions, and choose from a large variety of additional, optional projects</strong> to complete.<br><br>Additional notebooking pages are included for going even deeper, and <strong>an</strong> <strong>Answers Index is also provided.</strong>
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- FESUA_DailySkillBuilding
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- Search
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- Stepup product link
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- Unknown
Official policy source
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- Publisher
- Step Up For Students
- Applies to
- FTC-PEP · 2026-27
- Effective dates
- Jul 1, 2026 — Jun 30, 2027
- Source last modified
- Jul 14, 2026
- Reviewed by Navigator
- Jul 23, 2026
- Review due
- Aug 14, 2026
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