Gr 5 Explorers
Helpful for Almost Every Explorer:
Britannica Online Encyclopedia
Zoom Explorers (search by last name)
Individual Explorers:.
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
BRITANNICA: Balboa (selectLevel 2 for more detail)
About.com: Biography of Vaco Nunez de Balboa
History.com: Vasco Nunez de BalboaA Biography of Balboa
Christopher Columbus
BRITANNICA: Christopher Columbus (select Level 2 for more detail)
About.com: 10 Facts About Christopher Columbus
History.com: Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus Journal Entries
Christopher Columbus Letter to the King and Queen
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
BRITANNICA: Coronado (select Level 2 for more detail)
History.com: Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
Jacques Cartier
BRITANNICA: Cartier (select Level 2 for more detail)
Hernando Cortez
BRITANNICA: Cortez (select Level 2 for more detail)
About.com: Biography of Hernando Cortez
Bartolomeu Dias
BRITANNICA: Dias (select Level 2 for more detail)
Sir Francis Drake
BRITANNICA: Drake (select Level 2 for more detail)
History.com: Sir Frances Drake
Vasco da Gama
BRITANNICA: Da Gama (select Level 2 for more detail)
Henry Hudson
BRITANNICA: Hudson (select Level 2 for more detail)
Robert Cavalier de la Salle
BRITANNICA: De La Salle (select Level 2 for more detail)
About.com: Biography of Explorer Robert Cavalier de La Salle
Juan Ponce de Leon
BRITANNICA: De Leon (select Level 2 for more detail)
About.com: Ponce de Leon and the Fountain of Youth
Find out about Leon's sad death!
Ferdinand Magellan
BRITANNICA: Magellan (select Level 2 for more detail)
About.com: Biography of Ferdinand Magellan
History.com: Ferdinand Magellan
Francisco Pizarro
BRITANNICA: Pizarro (select Level 2 for more detail)
About.com: Biography of Francisco Pizarro
About.com: 10 Facts About Francisco Pizarro
History.com: Francisco Pizarro
Marco Polo
BRITANNICA: Marco Polo (select Level 2 for more detail)
About.com: Biography of Marco Polo
Hernando de Soto
BRITANNICA: De Soto (select Level 2 for more detail)
Amerigo Vespucci
BRITANNICA: Vespucci (select Level 2 for more detail)
