Exploration
See our curriculum sheets for
additional information.
Core Topics
-
Vikings
-
Columbus
-
Portuguese and Spanish Explorers
-
French and British Explorers
Lesson Plans/Units
Lessons
of the Explorers
Mr.
Donn's Lesson Plans: Age of Exploration
Different
Worlds Meet: Education Place
European
Settlement Unit Plan for the Sample Core Curriculum for Michigan
Schools
The
Explorers Education Planet has compiled an extensive list of
Internet resources that includes lesson plans, background information and
online activities.
also see Holidays:
Columbus Day/Discoverer's Day
Online Activities/Projects/Background
Information
Discoverers
Web Home Page
Age
of Exploration: Mariner's Museum
Vikings:
The North Atlantic Saga This exhibit from the National Museum of
Natural History includes a virtual Viking voyage, video clips, artifacts,
teacher resources and background information.
The
Viking Network
Viking
Board Game: Hnefatafl
Explorations
of Christopher Columbus: Mariner's Museum
Explorers
of North America Online Quiz
Discovery
and Exploration Maps: Library of Congress
|