Vasco da Gama/Leif Eriksson/John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto)/Ferdinand Magellan/
Juan Ponce de Leon/Marco Polo/Hernando de Soto/Francisco Vasquez de Coronado/
Bartholomeu Dias/Vasco Nunez de Balboa/Sieur de La Salle/Amerigo Vespucci
You will research the life and accomplishments of one explorer from the list, to be chosen in class. After completing the research, you will write a paper that explains all you have learned. Included in the paper must be a title page with a picture (created by you) or a graphic, an outline of your topic, and a source page. The body of the paper should be double-spaced. You must have a minimum of three sources: one book source from our library or the public library, one on-line source, and a third source of your choosing. You may type or neatly write in ink. For a sample paper, click here.
You will give a 3-5 minute presentation to the class. Your presentation should be about the explorer you have researched. Included in your presentation will be a Power Point presentation that represents what you have learned.
Click here to find how each part of your project will be graded.
Resources
Here are web sites for each explorer:
1. Vasco Da Gama
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06374a.htm
http://campus.northpark.edu/history/WebChron/WestEurope/DaGama.html
http://school.eb.com/ebi/article?eu=296375&query=vasco%20da%20gama&ct=eb
http://www.mariner.org//educationalad/ageofex/
http://www.bbc.net.uk/history/historic_figures/gama_vasco_da.shtml
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/biographies/dagama/
2. Leif Eriksson
http://www.iceland.org/leifur.html
http://www.viking.no/e/people/leif/e-leiv.htm
http://school.eb.com/ebi/article?eu=296067&query=leif%20ericson&ct=eb
http://library.thinkquest.org/4034/ericson.html
http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/v_lief.htm
3. John
Cabot (Giovanni Caboto)
http://www.wordplay.com/gullages/cabot.html
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03126d.htm
http://www.mariner.org//educationalad/ageofex/biographies.php
http://www.win.tue.nl/cs/fm/engels/discovery/cabot.html
http://school.eb.com/ebi/article?eu=295227&query=john%20cabot&ct=eb
http://www.nmm.ac.uk/site/request/setTemplate:singlecontent/contentTypeA/conWebDoc/contentId/135/navId/00500300f005
http://library.thinkquest.org/4034/cabot.html
4. Ferdinand Magellan
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/magellan.htm?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0426
http://www.mariner.org//educationalad/ageofex/biographies.php
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1519magellan.html
http://school.eb.com/ebi/article?eu=297593&query=ferdinan%20magellan&ct=eb
http://campus.northpark.edu/history/WebChron/WestEurope/Magellan.html
http://www.nmm.ac.uk/site/request/setTemplate:singlecontent/contentTypeA/conWebDoc/contentId/142/navId/00500300f005
5. Juan Ponce de Leon
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/ponce_de_leon.htm
http://school.eb.com/ebi/article?eu=298578&query=ponce%20de%20leon&ct=eb
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12228a.htm
http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/florida/lessons/de_leon/de_leon1.htm
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/biographies/ponce/
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/namerica.shtml
6. Marco Polo
http://www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/brisas/sunda/great/2amy.htm
http://www.who2.com/marcopolo.html
http://campus.northpark.edu/history//WebChron/China/MarcoPolo.html
http://www.silk-road.com/artl/marcopolo.shtml
http://school.eb.com/ebi/article?eu=298570&query=marco%20polo&ct=eb
http://www.carmensandiego.com/products/time/marcoc06/marcopolo.html
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/p/polo.shtml
7. Hernando de Soto
http://school.eb.com/eb/article?eu=70561&tocid=0&query=de%20soto&ct=eb
http://www.floridahistory.org/floridians/conquis.htm#third
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/de_soto.htm?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0426
http://www.FloridaHistory.com/inset33.html
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761574754
http://fcit.usf.edu/florida/lessons/de_soto/de_soto1.htm
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/d/desoto.shtml
8. Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
http://www.lsjunction.com/people/coronado.htm
http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/a_c/coronado.htm
http://www.win.tue.nl/~engels/discovery/coronado.html
http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761563975/Coronado_Francisco_V%C3%A1squez_de.html
http://campus.northpark.edu/history//WebChron/NorthAmerica/Coronado.html
http://www.desertusa.com/mag98/sep/papr/coronado.html
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/c/coronado.shtml
9. Bartholomeu Dias
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04775b.htm
http://www.iol.ie/~jomerps/HomePage/Projects/World_Explorers/Bartholomeu_Diaz.html
http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761572862/Dias_Bartolomeu.html
http://school.eb.com/eb/article?eu=30780&tocid=0&query=bartholomeu%20dias&ct=eb
http://www.mariner.org//educationalad/ageofex/portuguese_exp.php
10. Vasco Nunez de Balboa
http://campus.northpark.edu/history/WebChron/Americas/Balboa.html
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761574586
http://www.win.tue.nl/~engels/discovery/balboa.html
http://coloquio.com/famosos/balboa.html
http://school.eb.com/eb/article?eu=12069&tocid=0&query=balboa&ct=eb
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/b/balboa.shtml
11. Sieur de La Salle
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09009b.htm
http://www.thc.state.tx.us/lasalle/laschrono.html
http://www.thc.state.tx.us/lasalle/laslife.html
http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/english/ms-writers/tl/1682.html
http://school.eb.com/eb/article?eu=47761&tocid=0&query=de%20la%20salle&ct=eb
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/biographies/lasalle/
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/l/lasalle.shtml
12.
Amerigo Vespucci
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761569948
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/vespucci.htm
http://community.wow.net/300history/03/07.htm
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15384b.htm
http://marauder.millersv.edu/~columbus/papers/butch-1.html
http://school.eb.com/eb/article?eu=77157&tocid=0&query=vespucci&ct=eb