Explorers of the New World

Resources for Research Unit on the Age of Discovery

Social Studies and Language Arts

Fifth Grade

 

 

 

 


 

 

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(Resources copied from 42explore site)

Complete An Explorers WebQuest. Follow or adapt the procedures found at one of the following webQuest sites: 

1) Columbus Truth or Fiction (Grade 4-5) http://wwwbir.bham.wednet.edu/class/hinshaw/EXPLORE/COLUMB.HTM

2) Explorers (Grade 4-6) http://osf1.gmu.edu/~khayden/Explorers2.htm

3) How Big are your Feet? Follow the footsteps of famous explorers.

http://www.people,Virginia.edu/~mfm8b/WEBQUEST/student/explorers.html

4) Explorers/Exploration (Grade 6-8)

http://tli.jefferson.k12.ky.us/EDTD675/TLIProjects/Cathy/webwhitebrown.htm#Task

5) Explore With Columbus (Grade 4-6) http://osf1.gmu.edu/~khayden/Chris.html

6) Explorer Project: Spice Up Your Life! http://wwwgen.bham.wednet.edu/exhome.htm

7) Impact of Exploration: What did the discoveries mean? http://wwwbir.bham.wednet.edu/class/hinshaw/EXPLORE/IMPACT.HTM

8) Life in the Age of Exploration and Discovery (Grade 4-5) http://wwwbir.bham.wednet.edu/class/hinshaw/EXPLORE/Life.htm

9) Navigating New Worlds: Explorers on the Web by K. Slezak

http://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/web/2000/slezak/explorerindex.html

10) The Spice of Life (Grade 4-5) http://wwwbir.bham.wednet.edu/class/hinshaw/EXPLORE/SPICES.HTM

 


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