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Age of
Exploration
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Created by Stephanie Schwinn on 05/18/11
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Crable and Buffum
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There were many explorers who undertook important voyages. You will have a choice of three explorers to research. You will then present your resesarch findings by creating a mini-documentary by using PhotoStory. There are four focus questions to guide your research.
Explorers:
 John Cabot
 Jacques Cartier
 Samuel de Champlain
 Francisco Vazquez de Coronado
 Batholomeu Dias
 Sir Francis Drake
 Vasco de Gama
 Henry Hudson
 Juan Ponce de Leon
 Ferdinand Magellan
 Marco Polo
 Giovanni da Verrazano
 Amerigo Vespucci
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| REMEMBER to keep track of your online (information and photos) and print sources. Your bibliography will contain all your citations. |
Chichester
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You will be completing an Exploration Chart for your research project. Use the resources below to fill in the blanks.
Exploration Chart
Don't forget to keep track of the online resources that you use to complete this project!
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Online Services
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World Book Encyclopedia Online. Use the search box to locate your subject. |
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Britannica Online. Enter the "Middle School" section on the main screen. |
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| If you are using the above online services from your home computer, you will need logins and passwords. Login to your Edline account, click on the Media Center link and open the file containing the logins/passwords. |
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Internet Sites
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PirateKing.com ~ scroll down the list of explorers. |
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Explorer's Database ~ scroll down the list of explorers. |
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Biography.com ~ use the search box to locate your subject. |
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PBS : Empire of the Bay ~ click on "Profiles" to see list of explorers. |
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