Explorer Research:
ONLY Acceptable Research Links:
1) World Book: Sign in through Ed1stop (this is the best and most reliable information)
2) Kid Info: Famous Explorers
3) Enchanted Learning Explorers
4) Biography.com Explorers
5) Encyclopedia Britanica ***
6) Encyclopedia.com
Current Project: Jigsaw:
Use the links above to research your explorer.
1) What did they discover?
2) Did they do any good/harm to the indigenous people?
3) Anything interesting happen on their journey?
You will be sharing out your findings. Prepare to talk for 2-3 minutes.
Past Project:
Essay Directions:
You and a partner will be researching a specific explorer and creating a trading card about him. You will need to include the following in your report for the backside of the card:
Paragraph 1: Personal information about the explorer:
1. Name of explorer
2. Nationality
3. Approximate date of birth
4. Any Childhood/young adult information you can find
Paragraph 2 - 5: Information about his most important exploration:
1. Outcome of exploration compared with intent
2. Benefit/detriment to country
3. Benefit/detriment to humankind
Steps:
You should get your iPads and use safari to connect to these 3 links. You can take notes on a sheet of paper. Start with the easiest to research, paragraph 1. Then move on to paragraph 2, writing all the detailed information down in your notes. Do not write word for word, only important information.
Ryan
ONLY Acceptable Research Links:
1) World Book: Sign in through Ed1stop (this is the best and most reliable information)
2) Kid Info: Famous Explorers
3) Enchanted Learning Explorers
4) Biography.com Explorers
5) Encyclopedia Britanica ***
6) Encyclopedia.com
Current Project: Jigsaw:
Use the links above to research your explorer.
1) What did they discover?
2) Did they do any good/harm to the indigenous people?
3) Anything interesting happen on their journey?
You will be sharing out your findings. Prepare to talk for 2-3 minutes.
Past Project:
Essay Directions:
You and a partner will be researching a specific explorer and creating a trading card about him. You will need to include the following in your report for the backside of the card:
Paragraph 1: Personal information about the explorer:
1. Name of explorer
2. Nationality
3. Approximate date of birth
4. Any Childhood/young adult information you can find
Paragraph 2 - 5: Information about his most important exploration:
- Dates
- Purpose
- Financing (who paid for it)
- Details about the transportation used
- Route Taken
- Difficulties/highlights of expedition
- Outcome
- Name of group encountered (if any)
- Detail of the Encounter
- Their life after explorer arrived
1. Outcome of exploration compared with intent
2. Benefit/detriment to country
3. Benefit/detriment to humankind
Steps:
You should get your iPads and use safari to connect to these 3 links. You can take notes on a sheet of paper. Start with the easiest to research, paragraph 1. Then move on to paragraph 2, writing all the detailed information down in your notes. Do not write word for word, only important information.
Ryan