Exploring the Uncharted Waters!!!

Exploration Tasks

Below are listed 4 explorers with links to their information sites. Using the Semantic Feature Map (this is in PDF format) identify characteristics relative to each explorer. Put your responses in the appropriate boxes. Then, with your group, look for similarities and differences based on which items or concepts are shared or not shared.

Christopher Columbus

This site discusses the four trips Columbus took. It also has links to other Columbus related activities:

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/c/columbus.shtm

This site discusses the explorations of Columbus. It also has links to the four voyages Columbus took:

http://www.mariner.org/age/columbus.html

This site discusses what Columbus ate and drank:

http://www.castellobanfi.com/features/story_3.html

This site gives you a good overview and facts regarding Columbus's life. It is sponsored by HotelsDeluxe.com.

http://www.caribbean-connection.com/christopher-columbus/

Juan Ponce De León

This site gives a good overview of Ponce de Leon as well as showing the route he took in 1513:

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/d/deleon.shtml

This site gives a good overview of Ponce de Leon's life. It is hosted by Geocites:

http://www.geocities.com/athens/rhodes/4462/deleon.html

This site gives a brief discription of Ponce de Leon. It focuses on his visits to Bay County Florida:

http://www.beaconlc.org/district/bayhistory/bhis6.htm

Juan Cabrillo

This site gives a great overview of Cabrillo's adventures:

http://www.nps.gov/cabr/juan.html

Another great site that discusses Cabrillo's adventures:

http://www.socalhistory.org/Biographies/cabrillo.htm

This is a great site that gives a detailed discription of Cabrillo's expeditions and why he explored California:

http://www.virtual-teacher.com/cabrillo.htm

National Park Site:

http://www.nps.gov/cabr/juan.html

Herman Cortez

http:library.thinkquests.org/J002678F/cortez.htm

http://www.umich.edu/~proflame/texts/mirror/conflict.html

This site gives a brief discription of Cortez's explorations. It is hosted by Casa Indalo, a travel site:

http://www.mcn.org/c/afrancis/i7.html

http://pinecrestschools.com/moorpark/elementary/explorers03/explorers.htm

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