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Explorers

Page history last edited by Peter Hanson 13 years, 1 month ago

Also be sure to check out our Archaeology Page. You'll find out all you need to know about Archaeology, and our exploration of a sunken ship published in our Archaeology Digest!

 

Who was the best explorer?

Who is the best __________________ is a common question that can be asked about almost anything. Our job as 5th grader researchers is to compare explorers, evaluate the information we have, and decide which explorer is best! We then need to create "something" to show others why the explorer we chose is the best one (Defending our ideas!!). Use the documents below to plan your "something". They are Microsoft Word documents, and you can save them to your computer. Remember to save them as: flastname_documentname  (example: George Washington would save his Fact Sheet as... gwashington_factsheet)

 

Explorer Factsheet- background information sheet for you to start drafting

Explorer Comparison Sheet- three column chart for you to compare two different explorers.

Best Explorer Project Rubric

 

Link to Photostory Background slides

 

 

Reasons for Exploring

     Expanding their kingdom was one reasonwhy explorers traveled to the "New World."One way they expanded their kingdom was by bringing gold from the Americas to the kingdom.They also used flags to advertise their king and queen. Lastly, explorers convertedtribes in the Americas by using bibles. Expanding their kingdom was one of the many reasons explorers went to the "New World."

 

 

Coming to the New World

 

 

 

This section includes information on the early explorers. Some information will be created by Mr Hanson, but much of this will be found by 5th graders. Additionally descriptions will be created by students as they research about explorers. (picture from Mrs. Gehle's History Class)


Explorers

Christopher Columbus

John Cabot

Hernan Cortes

Juan Pounce De Leon 

Henry Hudson

Example site and description (by Mr Hanson!): 

Age of Exploration Timeline- This site has a timeline of the explorers during the Age of Exploration. You can click on any of the explorers and find more information about the explorer, where they went, and what they discovered.


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