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Explorers
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/pershing/explorers
by
Lee
Terry
Introduction
| Task
| Resources
| Process
| Evaluation
| Conclusion
Introduction
You are a
historian. You are about to publish your first book. This is
not a normal book...the pictures Pop Up!
The
Task
You will make a Pop Up book.
Your Pop Up book will consist of several
pages:
- Explorer
page number 1-
Choose an explorer of the New World. Describe his
background.
- Explorer
page number 2-
Describe your explorer's accomplishment.
- Indian
page (indigent
population)-
Describe an indigent population that came into contact
with your explorer.
- Your
choice- Describe
the effect or consequence of your explorer's
accomplishment (on local population, environment, human
rights, life in Europe, religion, etc.---choose
one).
Resources
You may use your textbook,
reference materials, or the Internet to do your
research.
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Explorers
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Juan
Rodriguez Cabrillo
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Vasco
Núñez de
Balboa
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Alvar
Núñez Cabeza de
Vaca
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John
Cabot
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Sebastian
Cabot
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Pedro
Álvares Cabral
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Jacques
Cartier
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Christopher
Columbus
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Francisco de
Coronado
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Hernando
Cortés
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Vasco Da
Gama
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Hernando De
Soto
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Bartolomeu
Dias
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Sir Francis
Drake
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Sir Martin
Frobisher
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Ferdinand
Magellan
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Juan de
Oñate
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Francisco de
Orellana
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Francisco
Pizarro
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Juan Ponce de
León
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Amerigo
Vespucci
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The
Process
- Go to the
Pop
Up Book page to
learn how to make a Pop Up Book.
- Go to the
Rubric
page to see how you will be graded.
- Choose an explorer. Do
your research. Click on the links above or find your
own links. You may choose explorers not listed
above.
- Write an essay for
each page. The essays should be 30-75 words
each.
- The
explorer
essay 1 should
include Dates of birth and death, country of origin, and
any interesting information about his background. country
he explored for, country/area he explored, summary of his
exploration.
- The
explorer
essay 2 should
include the country he explored for, country/area he
explored, summary of his exploration.
- The
Indian
page (indigent population)
essay
should include the
name of the tribe(s) and some of their history and/or the
consequence of contact with the explorer.
- The
Your
Choice page is up
to you. Topics could include weapons, religion, science,
food, customs, the impact or consequences of discovery on
the native population, or any other topic related to the
explorer or native population.
- Draw or print the
background
pictures.
- Find the
pop
up pictures.
- Assemble the
book.
- Don't forget: You need a
title and an essay on
each
page. Don't forget the cover.
Evaluation
Rubric
Conclusion
You are on your way to being
an historian. Don't forget to read your classmates' books to
learn about other explorers.
Last updated March 17, 1999
Based on a
template from The
Webquest Page.
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