5SSExplorers

=Explorers =

[|Exploration Connection]  Students research specific questions about a particular explorer and create a PowerPoint of the information.

Resources from Social Studies Alive
Latitude  http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~feegi/  This friendly site from Rice University provides information on lots of topics related to navigation in the Age of Exploration, including ships, ocean currents, latitude and longitude, maps, and much more.

Navigation Methods  http://www.heritage.nf.ca/exploration/navigate.html  “Navigation Methods” has good information on latitude, astrolabes, compasses, and other important tools that made navigation possible in the Age of Exploration.

Predominant Winds and Explorers’ Routes  http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/eurvoya/map.html  Wondering why Columbus landed in the Caribbean rather than, say, New England? The animated map on this site shows how trade winds work and how they made it easy for ships like Columbus’s to reach the Caribbean. You’ll be able to see how these same trade winds affect sailing in other parts of the world, too

 Enchanted Learning: Explorers  http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/1500a.shtml  For information on all the explorers from this chapter and many more from the early 1500s, visit this page from EnchantedLearning.com.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ThinkQuest: Explorer Timeline <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> http://library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/timeline.htm <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> This interactive timeline of some of the key dates in the Age of Exploration allows you to click in for more information on individual explorers.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Research Links []

All About Explorers http://allaboutexplorers.com/explorers/