Directions: Visit the Sites Below to Find the Following Information on Your Explorer

Explorers Project Team: Explorer: Directions: Visit the sites below to find the following information on your explorer: http://library.thinkquest.org/4034/cabot.html?tqskip1=1 http://library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/welcome.htm http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/indexb.shtml http://virtualology.com/hallofexplorers/ http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/explorersdropdown.htm 1. Who is your explorer and what country are they from? 2. What is your explorer’s goal? Where is he going? 3. Who is sponsoring your explorer’s voyage? 4. What are potential challenges he faces? 5. How long will his voyage last? 6. What happens during the voyage? 7. Is he successful? Why or why not? 8. Find a map of his voyage. 9. What is the end result?

After you complete your research, follow these directions: 1. Create a Facebook page for your explorer. 2. Create a map of your explorer’s voyage.

Rubric: Item Points Comments Research 25 points Map 25 points Facebook page 25 points Presentation 25 points 100 points

Christopher Columbus Vasco De Gama Francis Drake Hernan Cortes Francisco Pizzaro Henry Hudson Ferdinand Magellan Amerigo Vespucci Hernando De Soto Vasco Núñez de Balboa Sir Walter Raleigh John Cabot Giovanni de Verrazano Jacques Cartier