Explorers (Biography)

Explorers further on these related pages:

Byrd, Richard Cabot, John and Sebastian Cartier, Jacques Champlain, Samuel de Columbus, Christopher Cook, James Cortez, Hernando Da Gama, Vasco Drake, Francis Ericson, Leif Henry the Navigator Henson, Matthew

Hudson, Henry Jolliet, Louis Lewis and Clark Livingstone, David Magellan, Ferdinand Marquette, Jacques Peary, Robert Polo, Marco Ponce de León, Juan Raleigh, Walter Vespucci, Amerigo de Soto, Hernando

Explorers Sites:

Famous Hispanics: Vasco Núñez de Balboa Famous Hispanics: Vasco Núñez de Balboa: Short biography of the first European to see the eastern shore of the Pacific Ocean. (Explorers) http://coloquio.com/famosos/balboa.html Explorers of the Millennium Explorers of the Millennium: Fourth and fifth grade students offer short biographies of great explorers. (Explorers) http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/4034/ Australian Explorers Australian Explorers: Provides detailed accounts of men who explored and mapped the continent of Australia. Designed especially for elementary school students. (Explorers) http://www.davidreilly.com/australian_explorers/ Zoom Explorers Zoom Explorers: Brief biographies of men and women who have explored the earth and skies. (Explorers) http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/ Sheldrake the Beneficent Sheldrake the Beneficent: A summary of the life and achievements of this explorer who discovered much of the Great Lakes region. (Explorers) http://scnc.hps.k12.mi.us/~hwms/encyclopedia/content/sheldrake.htm Epic Voyages Epic Voyages: Offers a look at historic voyages and the lives of key explorers who helped uncover the world. Requires Flash. (Explorers) http://library.thinkquest.org/C004237/flash.html?tqskip1=1 Vitus Jonassen Bering Vitus Jonassen Bering: Contributed to the discovery of Alaska by mapping the Coastline in two large Expeditions, together with scientist Georg Wilhelm Steller who recorded the journey. (Explorers) http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/bering/pages/vbering.html Pomp - The True Story of the Baby on the Sacagawea Dollar Pomp - The True Story of the Baby on the Sacagawea Dollar: This e-book tells the story of the baby born on the historic Lewis and Clark Expedition who would grow up to explore the American West. (Explorers) http://pompstory.home.mindspring.com/ Alonso de Ojeda Alonso de Ojeda: Give a brief history and pictures of this Spanish Conquistador and explorer of the Americas. (Explorers) http://www.bruce.ruiz.net/PanamaHistory/alonso_de_ojeda.htm Who Goes There: European Exploration of the New World Who Goes There: European Exploration of the New World: Recounts the stories of famous Portuguese, Spanish, English, and French explorers. (Explorers) http://library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/ Student Explorer Reports Student Explorer Reports: A collection of short reports on various explorers. Written by fifth graders. (Explorers) http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/KSD/MS/student/Explorers.html Explorers: Can You Identify Them? Explorers: Can You Identify Them?: Slide show includes facts about the lives of more than two dozen explorers. (Explorers) http://web54.sd54.k12.il.us/schools/hale/pgraf/explorers99/sld001.htm You Wouldn't Want to be a Polar Explorer You Wouldn't Want to be a Polar Explorer: Interactive site describing Shackleton's Endurance Expedition. (Explorers) http://www.salariya.com/web_books/explorer My Hero: Explorers My Hero: Explorers: Short student-friendly biographies of 10 men and women who ventured into new worlds during the 19th and 20th centuries. (Explorers) http://www.myhero.com/explorers/explorers_content.asp Forbidden Territory @ nationalgeographic.com Forbidden Territory @ nationalgeographic.com: A glimpse into the lives of African explorers David Livingstone and Henry Morten Stanley. (Explorers) http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/lantern/ The Journies and Expeditions of Marquette, Drake, Columbus, Cortez, and DeSoto The Journies and Expeditions of Marquette, Drake, Columbus, Cortez, and DeSoto: Middle school students tell the stories of five men who explored North America. Each story is illustrated with original drawings. (Explorers) http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/6297/ Explorer Poems Explorer Poems: A fifth grade class shares the poems they wrote about the lives of famous explorers. (Explorers) http://www.concord.k12.nh.us/schools/kimball/classes/mitchell/explpoe.htm Discoverers Web: Alphabetical List Discoverers Web: Alphabetical List: Links to information on the lives of dozens of explorers. (Explorers) http://www.win.tue.nl/~engels/discovery/alpha.html Conquistadors Conquistadors: Share the adventures of Hernan Cortes, Francisco Pizarro, Fracisco de Orellana and Cabeza de Vaca as series host Michael Wood retraces their journeys in modern-day South America and the southern United States. (Explorers) http://www.pbs.org/conquistadors/ Discovery School's Exploration Station Discovery School's Exploration Station: Collection of articles based on World Book Encyclopedia, tell about the most famous Europeans who set sail for new lands during the 15th and 16th centuries. (Explorers) http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/explorationstation/ Voyage of Exploration: Discovering New Horizons Voyage of Exploration: Discovering New Horizons: Leads visitors on a journey through the past centuries looking at the explorers, the dangers they faced, where they went, and their motivations for exploration. In English and Dutch. (Explorers) http://library.thinkquest.org/C001692/ Captain George Vancouver Captain George Vancouver: Biography of English captain George Vancouver and his exploration of the Pacific Northwest of Canada and the United States. (Explorers) http://www.discovervancouver.com/GVB/captain-george-vancouver.asp Taking on the World: European Explorers Taking on the World: European Explorers: Features short biographies of the best-known European explorers. (Explorers) http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/6174/