Early Explorers Webquest
Today, YOU are going to explore the Internet to learn more about some of the world's earliest explorers!
To begin, click on the links under each explorer. As you read the website, pay attention to the information you need to fill in your chart. Visit the websites until your chart is completed.(Hint: Some of the answers may be in the pictures on the page.) If you have more time after completing your chart, enjoy some of the activities listed at the bottom of the page.
Have fun on your exploration of the Internet!
Christopher Columbus
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/c/columbus.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/famouspeople/christopher_columbus/
Ferdinand Magellan
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/m/magellan.shtml
http://www.ducksters.com/biography/explorers/ferdinand_magellan.php
Amerigo Vespucci
(Make sure you scroll the page down until you see "Vespucci, Amerigo.")
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/indexv.shtml
Robert LaSalle
(Make sure you scroll the page down until you see "LaSalle, Robert.")
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/indexl.shtml
If you have completed your table, watch a video or play a game for information about the explorers.
Games
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/famouspeople/christopher_columbus/
http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/games/walk/walk_columbus.html
Videos
http://www.history.com/topics/exploration/christopher-columbus/videos/christopher-columbus-sets-sail?m=528e394da93ae&s=undefined&f=1&free=false
http://www.biography.com/people/amerigo-vespucci-9517978
To begin, click on the links under each explorer. As you read the website, pay attention to the information you need to fill in your chart. Visit the websites until your chart is completed.(Hint: Some of the answers may be in the pictures on the page.) If you have more time after completing your chart, enjoy some of the activities listed at the bottom of the page.
Have fun on your exploration of the Internet!
Christopher Columbus
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/c/columbus.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/famouspeople/christopher_columbus/
Ferdinand Magellan
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/m/magellan.shtml
http://www.ducksters.com/biography/explorers/ferdinand_magellan.php
Amerigo Vespucci
(Make sure you scroll the page down until you see "Vespucci, Amerigo.")
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/indexv.shtml
Robert LaSalle
(Make sure you scroll the page down until you see "LaSalle, Robert.")
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/indexl.shtml
If you have completed your table, watch a video or play a game for information about the explorers.
Games
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/famouspeople/christopher_columbus/
http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/games/walk/walk_columbus.html
Videos
http://www.history.com/topics/exploration/christopher-columbus/videos/christopher-columbus-sets-sail?m=528e394da93ae&s=undefined&f=1&free=false
http://www.biography.com/people/amerigo-vespucci-9517978