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Explorers

Explorer Websites

Grade 5

Collections of Explorers

1. Enchanted Learning - A collection of short biographies of explorers.
2. Explorer’s Thinkquest - Information about Spanish Explorers- such as, Balboa, Vespucci, Magellan, and Ponce de Leon.
3. A list of Explorers - Many explorers are included in this Think Quest site with facts about the Age of Explorers.
4. History of Explorers - Cabot, Cartier, Hudson andChamplain
5. Works of Art of Explorers
6. Maps of routes withfacts about explorations
7. The Age of Explorers

Balboa

1. Famous Explorers
2. Enchanted Learning

John and Sebastin Cabot

1. National Mariner’s Museum Information from John and Sebastin Cabot from the National Mariner’s Museum.

John Cabot

1. Cabot Information
2. Italian Explorers
3. American Heritage
4. History of Explorers

Jacques Cartier

1. Virtual Museum of New France - The Virtual Museum of New France’s article about Jacques Cartier.

Samuel de Champlain

1. The Virtual Museum of New France’s - The Virtual Museum of New France’s article about Samuel de Champlain.
2. Champlain's Life

Henry Hudson

1. Henry Hudson - The life and accomplishments of Henry Hudson.
2.

Juan Ponce de Leon

Enchanted Learning

Thinkquest for Ponce de Leon

World History

Marine Navigation

Vespucci

Thinkquest for Vespucci

History of Vespucci

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Updated: Apr 10, 2007

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