Alphabetical
List of Explorers
This alphabetical list of explorers comes from the Discoverers
Web, an extensive Link collection on voyages of discovery and exploration.
You'll find links to biographies, drawings, timelines, and all kinds of information
found on the web about voyages of discovery and exploration.
European
Explorers Resources on the World Wide Web
Gander Academy, a K-6 elementary school in Gander, Newfoundland, Canada, presents
this hotlist of explorers organized by the country for which they explored.
In addition to the hotlisted links to explorers from England, France, Spain,
Portugal, and Italy, the site includes activities, games, lessons, and other
teacher resources.
Explorers
Mrs. Mitchell, a fifth-grade teacher at Kimball School in Concord, New Hampshire,
developed this list of links to sites about explorers and exploration.
Explorers
of the World
What kinds
of people chose a life of exploration, challenge and discovery?" and "What
do you think are the most important characteristics of explorers?" are the
questions visitors to this site are asked to answer. The biographies of explorers
-- of land, sea, sky, and art -- are created by students in Bellingham (Washington)
Public Schools.
Yahooligans
Listing of Explorer Websites
Hotlist of websites perstaining to the Age of Exploration and individual explorers
from Yahooligans, the search engine for kids.
Explorers
of the Millenneum
Students from Sherwood School in Highland Park, Illinois, created this site,
which won 4th place in the 1998 ThinkQuest Jr. contest (Social Sciences).Discover
the greatest explorers and the places they traveled. Find more information
about explorers that interest you. Tell us who we should add to our Hall of
Fame. Sail over to the quiz...test what you know about explorers!
The
Mariners' Museum - Newport News, Virginia
The Mariners' Museum Age of Exploration On-line Curriculum Guide. The materials
that follow address maritime discovery from ancient times to Captain Cook's
1768 voyage to the South Pacific. Teachers can use the curriculum guide in a
variety of ways. It is especially appropriate for grades 5, 8, and high school
world history and geography. The curriculum weaves together visual images, video,
and text, as well as materials that can be downloaded or printed for transparencies,
presentations, or reports. It includes lesson plans, vocabulary, links to related
web sites, and guides to other reference materials.
Spanish
Exploration and Conquest of Native America
Spaniards explored America in the 1540's on trails that became our highways.
Conquest Records describe Indian villages, attacked then diseased, along those
trails. Pioneers settled those village clearings; our cities are built on them.
This site serves as a detailed guide through Native America.
Zoom
Explorers
Brief biographies
of famous explorers sorted by name, time period and place. Excellent source
for younger students.
1492
Exhibit
An Exhibit of the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.The exhibition examines
the first sustained contacts between American people and European explorers,
conquerors and settlers from 1492 to 1600. The exhibit is divided into six sections:
"What Came To Be Called "America", The Mediterranean World", "Christopher Columbus:
Man and Myth", Inventing America", " Europe Claims America ", and "Epilogue".
Kramer's
Explorer Project
Links to: North American Explorers, Meso American Explorers, South American
Explorers, and French Explorers.
Hotlist
of Explorer Websites
A list of internet resources pertaining to explorers from the Horace Mann Elementary
School in Clinton, Iowa.
Columbus
and Other Great Explorers
Here's a guide to the travels
of Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan, Sir Edmund Hillary, and other great explorers
and adventurers. from FactMonster.com which includes some interesting information
including an article titled "Columbus's Unknown Legacy How food from the
Americas revolutionized Europe".
Explorers
of the World - Lesson Plans & Activities
Quiz
-- Explorers and Adventurers
Try your hand at this online quiz
from FactMonster.com which asks questions such as: "Who was the first mountain
climber to summit all fourteen of the world's 8,000-meter peaks without the
use of supplemental oxygen?"
Explorers
of North America Activity Page
Reviews European explorers of North America and what they discovered. Matching,
Flashcards (Java / non-Java) Concentration and a Word Search
The
Mariners' Museum - Activities Page
The Teacher Guide and Student Activities in this section were created as a resource
of ideas. You are welcome to copy them. Many of the activities stand alone but
some are created to enhance a section of text from
The Mariner's Museum site.The puzzles in the student section are adapted
from the Biographies and Vocabulary sections. The answer keys are located in
the Teacher section. Student Activites can be accessed from the Teacher Activities
but not vice versa. These activities are adaptable for fifth grade through high
school students. The Student Activities are designed for use by individual students
as an enriching activity or they can be printed and used by an entire class.
Explorers
Lesson Plans from Education World
What kinds of people
choose a life of exploration, adventure, and danger -- and where would we be
without them? Your students will answer those questions as they investigate
explorers and determine their impact on our world. Included: Twelve simple and
successful classroom activities -- and two activities for families to share.
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