Process
Research
You will be researching three of the following explorers, and then deciding which one you'd like to join on an expedition:
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You must find out as much as you can about each captain and answer the following questions:
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Organizers
Resources
Captain Leif Eriksson
Captain Amerigo Vespucci
Captain John Cabot
Captain Francis Drake
Captain Jacques Cartier
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Captain Samuel de Champlain
Captain Hernando Cortez
General Explorer Information
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Join the crew!
Assigned Duties
Now that you've hopped aboard a ship, the captain has given you several duties to perform.
Duty 1: Map
Become the ship's cartographer (map maker) and make a map to show the route traveled. Make sure the starting points and final destinations are labeled on the map. Label the cities, country, continents and oceans. Color your map.
Duty 2: Timeline
Make a timeline of the captain's life and journeys. Using your timeline graphic organizer pick out 10 of the most important events in the captain's life to turn into a timeline.
Duty 3: Explorer Portrait
Use images that you've found of your explorer to make a drawing of the explorer.
Duty 4: Bring it all together
Put all of your items together for presentation to the class. You may make a paper report or a Power Point.
Duty 1: Map
Become the ship's cartographer (map maker) and make a map to show the route traveled. Make sure the starting points and final destinations are labeled on the map. Label the cities, country, continents and oceans. Color your map.
Duty 2: Timeline
Make a timeline of the captain's life and journeys. Using your timeline graphic organizer pick out 10 of the most important events in the captain's life to turn into a timeline.
Duty 3: Explorer Portrait
Use images that you've found of your explorer to make a drawing of the explorer.
Duty 4: Bring it all together
Put all of your items together for presentation to the class. You may make a paper report or a Power Point.