Celebrating Columbus Day
http://www.geocities.com/holidayzone/columbus/language.html
Think you could do a better job of convincing the queen to finance
the voyage? How about creating an ocean diary of a cabin boy. Try
these activities and others in these language arts lesson plans. (Grades
2-8)
Christopher Columbus
http://www.indians.org/welker/columbu1.htm
This resource, from The American Indian Heritage Foundation, provides
information on Christopher Columbus from the perspective of the Native
American. This is an especially thought-provoking website for the
more advanced student, providing historical information and an opportunity
to consider point of view. (Grades 4-12)
The Columbus Letter
http://www.usm.maine.edu/~maps/columbus/translation.html
This page, from the University of Southern Maine website, contains
a letter that Columbus wrote to publicize his successful voyage in 1492.
(Grades 4-12)
Lesson Plan – Explorers’ Experience: Making Maps
http://artsedge.kennedycenter.org/teaching_materials/curricula/curriculum.cfm?mode=overview&curriculum_id=50000510
In this activity, students will research a world explorer and prepare
maps of the routes traveled. The students will create a papier-mâché
map to represent the explorer’s journey. (Grades 5-6)
Elementary Themes: Explorers
http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/explorer.htm
Comprehensive site about European explorers. (Grades 3-5)
Explorers A-Z
http://www.42explore.com/explorers2.htm
Indexed list of explorer biographies from A-Z (Grades 4-12)
Age of Exploration
http://www.mariner.org/age/menu.html
Learn about the Age of Exploration from the Ancient Egyptians and Phoenicians
to the voyages of Captain Cook. (Grades 3-8)
Discoverers Web
http://www.win.tue.nl/~engels/discovery/index.html
Information about voyages of discovery and exploration. (Grades
3-12)
Voyages of Exploration: Discovering New Horizons
http://library.thinkquest.org/C001692/
Student created site that follows in the footsteps of some of the world's
greatest explorers, reliving their adventurous expeditions into the unknown.
(Grades 3-12)
Explorers: Research/Informational Sites
http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/explorer.html
Lots of informational links to facts and information about explorers.
(Grades 3-12)
The Vikings
http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/vikings.htm
Theme site with Viking related links. (Grades 3-6)
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