1492: An Ongoing Voyage:  http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/1492/  Explore this online exhibit from the
Library of Congress collection. It takes a look at the peoples inhabiting the "Americas" at the time of contact in 1492.

Age of Exploration:  http://www.mariner.org/educationalad/ageofex/activities.php 
Lessons and activities from the Mariner's Museum.

Columbus Day: His Journeys and Legacy: http://www.infoplease.com/spot/columbusday1.html 
A quiz, crossword, biography and more.

Columbus Navigation Homepage:  http://www.columbusnavigation.com/index.shtml 
Information about the navigation and landfall of Columbus.

Interactive Columbus:  http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/famouspeople/standard/columbus/index.shtml#focus  Learn about Christopher Columbus in this online and interactive exhibit from BBC for younger students.

The History of Columbus Day:  http://www.history.com/minisites/columbusday/ 
An exhibit from History.com

Columbus Day 2008:  http://holidays.kaboose.com/columbus-day/  Lessons and activities.

Create a Compass:  http://www.mariner.org/educationalad/ageofex/actv_one_teacher.php 
Students will make either a box compass or a water compass following these instructions.

Parts of a Ship:  http://www.mariner.org/educationalad/ageofex/images/pdf/boat.pdf  http://www.mariner.org/educationalad/ageofex/vocab.php 
Use the second link to learn the different vocabulary associated with navigation, exploration,
and ships before returning to the student handout, where students must identify the different parts of the ship.

Enchanted Learning: Explorers:  http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/ 
Brief biographies of men and women who have explored the earth and skies.

Explorer Poems:  http://www.kathimitchell.com/explpoe.htm 
Student created poems about famous explorers.

Elementary Themes: Explorers:  http://www.cdli.ca/CITE/explorer.htm 
Information and teacher resources about European Explorers.

My Hero: Explorers:  http://www.myhero.com/myhero/go/directory/directory.asp?dir=explorer 
Biographies of men and women who ventured into new worlds during the 19th and 20th centuries.

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