Elizabeth and the Spanish Armada lesson plan

This lesson helps students to find out about the various factors that are attributed to the defeat of the Armada using Google Search, Images, Earth and Maps.
Looking at images of England and Spain, students consider what made England so powerful in 1558 (e.g. how it is unique compared to other European countries, why it is hard invade, importance of the English Channel to Spain etc). They research factors that led to the defeat of the Spanish Armada. They are encouraged to analyze the different interpretations of the events from different sources.