Overview:

This page is dedicated to the explorers who searched for new lands, new passageways, and expansions for their countries. Others searched for riches or places to settle for religious freedom. Some of the projects on this page focus on the voyages and their importance. Other projects look at the explorers themselves, their lives, their goals, etc. and go deeper into the backstories of each explorer.

Tell us about the early explorers who helped set the stage for the development of your area. Did they make daring voyages in uncharted waters to discover your area? Were they claiming new lands for their kings?

What is the background of your area? Tell us so we can learn about your country.

Exemplars:

The following schools were the first to take part in this project. Please study their formats as models for your own projects:

Project Title:   Google Earth Time Travel Trips   (Click here)

Seventh grade students conduct historical research, analyze their findings, and summarize information about famous explorers and events. Using Google Earth, they create visual representations of historical events and deliver oral presentations, demonstrating what they have learned. Projects include Hernando Cortez, Christopher Columbus, Sir Francis Drake, the Lewis & Clark Expedition, Marco Polo, and more.

(Don't miss their "historical events" projects on the "Historical Events Page" of this site which include D-Day, Amelia Earhart, The Fight for Equal Rights, General Sherman's March to the Sea, the Transcontinental Railroad, and much more.)

Project Title:   Henry Hudson's Voyage 1609   (Click here)

Albany, New York, celebrated the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's voyage to find a Northwest Passage in 1609. Teachers and students in Hamagrael Elementary School of the Bethlehem Central Schools in upstate N.Y., did a project to trace Hudson's route. From their research, students learned about the hardships the crew faced,  the path the crew took in its travels, the four ships Henry Hudson had, and much more. The students included primary source documents of Robert Juet's journal in their reports. Robert Juet was one of the sailors in Hudson's crew. He kept a journal.

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