Explorers

General Sites Individual Explorer Pages

General Sites

The Age of Exploration - elementary themes web links

The Age of Exploration - explorer pages by high school students information about Columbus, Drake, Magellan, Hernando de Soto, Ponce de Leon, and Vasco de Gama

The Age of Exploration - high school reading level information from the Ancient World through James Cook

 

Mr. Avery's Class: Explorers Project - 5th grade explorer reports on Vespucci, Captain Cook, Ericson, De Soto, Columbus, Magellan, Marco Polo, Cabot, Ponce De Leon, and Vasco de Gama

The Case of the Missing Trunks -  Explorer Webquest

 

Clothesline Biographies - info on Columbus written by 2nd graders 

 

Conquistadors - PBS online learning adventure

 

Discovers by Alphabet - high school reading level information on explorers from A - Z

 

Discoverers Web - numerous resources with various reading levels 

Discovery and Exploration - high school reading level documents the discovery and exploration with both manuscripts and published maps 

Early Explorers

match famous early explorers with their accomplishments

 

European Explorers - explorer bios organized by country

Explorations of the Northwest Passage -Arctic and Northwest Passage explorers

 

Explorer Trading Cards - written by Mr. Leahy's 5th graders Explorer look at portraits and see if you can earn Explorer Trading Cards
by answering questions about these famous explorers.

 

Explorers by Mountain City Elementary students activities and quizzes on Columbus, early explorers, French explorers, British explorers and Spanish explorers

 

 

Explorers - numerous resources documents the discovery and exploration with both manuscripts and published maps Explorers - elementary reports on Balboa, Cabot, Cabral, Cartier, Champlain, Clark, Columbus, Coronado, Cortez, De Gama,  De Salle, De Leon, Diaz, Drake, Estevanico, Hudson, Lewis, Magellan, Marquette, Pizarro, Prince Henry, Verrazano, and Vespucci

 

Explorers - list of explorers and web links which include De Balboa, De Leon, De Gama, Coronado, Cartier, Champlain, Cortez, Magellan, Pizarro, Hudson, Cabot, Drake, De Soto, Columus, Ericson, Drake, Vespucci, Cook, Marco Polo, Jolliet, and Raleigh

The Explorers - multiple explorers different reading levels 

 

Explorers' Biographies - intermediate- high school reading level alphabetical listing of explorers with biographical information

 

Explorers of North America -matching, word search, flashcards and concentration testing European explorers of North America and what they discovered

 

Explorers Theme Page - various sources of info with different reading levels with curricular resources (information, content...) and links to instructional materials (lesson plans)

 

The French Come to the New World - biographies of French explorers God, Glory and Gold: Roots of Exploration - Thinkquest 

History Mystery Explorers: Game 1 - use clues to figure out explorer

 

History of Space Exploration - information on astronauts and space exploration

 

Incas and Conquistadors - high school reading level informational site about Incas and Conquistadors

 

Kid Info Explorers - listing of links about individual explorers

 

List of Explorers - list time, explorer, nationality, and acheivement The Portuguese Explorers - information on Portuguese explorers
Ships of Discovery - information on Columbus and his ships

 

Social Studies: Exploration - links for information on individual explorers 

 

Social Studies for Kids - list of internet links for explorers

Spanish Exploration and Conquest of Native America - middle school reading level information on Spanish explorers and Conquistadors

 

Taking on the World - European Explorers - A Thinkquest includes information on Columbus, Cartier, Cabot. Cortez, Hudson, Magellan, Vespucci, and Balboa

The Vikings - Picadome's Viking webpage

 

Voyage of Exploration -Discovering New Horizons -  Thinkquest  great source for explorer biographies

 

Wanted Explorers - a  Webquest about exploration Who Goes There? European Exploration of the New World - A Thinkquest that introduces you to some of the great explorers that filled in the map with lands that were previously unknown to Europeans. 

Zoom Explorers - elementary reading level elementary biographical information

 

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Page updated October 15, 2003

 

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