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| Introduction: | You are a reporter. You must find out about the explorers who have helped to make the United States a new nation. | |||||
| Task: | Collect information by answering the questions below. The information can be found on the Internet sites above the questions. | |||||
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After gathering all your information, you are to think of a way to share it with the class. You could write a newspaper article, do a PowerPoint presentation, write a report, or create a large poster with your information. | |||||
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http://www.mnc.net/norway/LeifErikson.htm 1. Find the information about Leif Erikson in the site above. From where did Leif come? |
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2. Leif Erikson is thought to have discovered what places? |
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3. Write at least 4 facts about Leif Erikson. |
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http://www.columbusnavigation.com/index.shtml 4. Where did Christopher Columbus first land in the New World? You may really need to hunt for this fact. It requires that you be a detective. |
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5. Describe Columbus' first crew. |
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6. Describe the Santa Maria, one of Columbus' ships. Find and write some unusual facts about it. |
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7. According to this web page, who really discovered America? Do you agree or disagree? |
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http://geography.miningco.com/library/weekly/aa050498.htm - Amerigo Vespucci 8. Amerigo Vespucci is especially important. Write why he is important and also include 4 facts about him. |
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http://www.win.tue.nl/~engels/discovery/coronado.html 9. Who was Coronado and what did he try to do? |
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10. What did Coronado do for Spain? |
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http://www.mariner.org//educationalad/ageofex/hudson.php http://www.ianchadwick.com/hudson/ 11. Henry Hudson explored much of the northern part of the United States Atlantic coast. Click on the above sites to find facts about Henry and what he explored. Write at least 4 facts about him and his voyages. |
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Created by Barbara Jones
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