Explorers (Sycamore Creek Computer Lab)

Explorers

Directions: Find your explorer in the list below. Use the two links to find the information you need to answer the questions. Write your answers on your answer sheet. Be careful! Be good researchers and check both pages for each question so you get all the information you need.

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John Cabot

Questions:

When and where was John Cabot born?
How many sons did John Cabot have?
Where did John Cabot die?

John Cabot page @ All About Explorers.com
John Cabot page @ Zoom Explorers

Christopher Columbus

Questions:

When and where was Christopher Columbus born?
In what year did Columbus set sail in his first voyage?
When did Columbus die?

Christopher Columbus page @ All About Explorers.com
Christopher Columbus page @ Zoom Explorers

Vasco da Gama

Questions:

When and where was Vasco da Gama born?
How many ships did da Gama take on his second voyage to India?
What important event happened to da Gama in 1524?

Vasco da Gama page @ All About Explorers.com
Vasco da Gama page @ Zoom Explorers

Juan Ponce de Leon

Questions:

When and where was Juan Ponce de Leon born?
What official position did de Leon hold in Puerto Rico?
Where was de Leon buried?

Ponce de Leon page @ All About Explorers.com
Ponce de Leon page @ Zoom Explorers

Sir Francis Drake

Question:

What year was Sir Francis Drake born?
What nickname did the Spanish traders call Drake?
Where did Drake's life end?

Sir Francis Drake page @ All About Explorers.com
Sir Francis Drake page @ Zoom Explorers

Henry Hudson

Question

When and where was Henry Hudson born?
What natural feature blocked Hudson from completing his first voyage?
On which voyage did Hudson discover a large bay (which at the time he thought was an ocean)?

Henry Hudson page @ All About Explorers.com
Henry Hudson page @ The Mariner's Museum

Project adapted from AllAboutExplorers.com.

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