Age of Exploration Curriculum Guide
<http://www.mariner.org/age/menu.html>
Learn about the 'Age of Exploration' from ancient Egyptians and Phoenicians
to the voyages of Captain Cook.
Who Were the Vikings?
<http://www.regia.org/vik1.htm>
Pictures, sketches and lots of information for grades 4-8.
Viking Ships and Replicas
<http://www.digitalnorseman.com/vships/shpintro.html>
Lots of pictures and photos of Viking replicas.
Voyages of Exploration: Discovering New Horizons
<http://library.thinkquest.org/C001692/>
Follows in the footsteps of some of the world's greatest explorers,
reliving
their adventurous expeditions into the unknown. For all ages.
Explorers of the Millennium
<http://www.thinkquest.org/library/lib/site_sum_outside.html?tname=4034&cid=
2&url=4034/>
This site provides links to biographies of explorers in the realms
of land,
sky, art and ideas. It also has links to other comprehensive biography
sites.
European Explorers Resource
<http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/explorer.htm>
A comprehensive website for elementary students and teachers.
Explorers of the World
<http://www.bham.wednet.edu/explore.htm>
This website provides a wide range of biographies of explorers in many
different areas.
Explorations of Columbus, DeSoto, Drake, Jolliet, Marquette
<http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/6297/>
Geared to elementary students -- created by elementary students.
Discoverer's Web
http://www.win.tue.nl/cs/fm/engels/discovery/
<http://www.win.tue.nl/~engels/discovery/>
An alphabetical listing of explorers-learn all kinds of interesting
information concerning explorers and their journeys.
Discovery and Exploration
<http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/dsxphome.html>
From the Library of Congress American Memory Project Documents
the
discovery and exploration of the Americas with both manuscripts and
published maps. Searchable by Keyword, Geographic Location Index, or
Title
Index.
Research/Informational Sites
<http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/explorer.html>
Lots of informational links to facts and information about explorers
Explorers: Can You Identify them?
<http://web54.sd54.k12.il.us/schools/hale/pgraf/explorers99/sld001.htm>
Slide show includes facts about the lives of more than two dozen explorers.