Helen Keller School

Fifth Grade Explorer Links

Disclaimer

Users may, through hypertext or other computer links, gain access to other sites on the internet which are not part of the Colorado Springs School District 11 web site. Colorado Springs School District 11 assumes no responsibility for any material outside the District 11 Web Server which may be accessed through any such link.
These links are provided to facilitate information for Keller Fifth Grade Explorer Studies.  Only a brief  evaluation is provided by the Keller Library Information Center.  Students should evaluate every source of information before using.

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Explorer Unit Documents Extra Copies (Note: Handed Out by Teacher in Class)
Explorer Matrix Compare Two Explorers Citations or Bibliography Worksheet (Provided courtesy of Oregon School Library Information System)

How To Cite Sources of Information

General Information about many different Explorers

http://www.win.tue.nl/cs/fm/engels/discovery/

http://www.pbs.org/opb/conquistadors/home.htm   About many conquistadors.  Click on the timeline (requires flash player)

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/

5.2 – Christopher Columbus – p.48-49

http://www.mariner.org/educationalad/ageofex/columbus.php

http://www.win.tue.nl/cs/fm/engels/discovery/columbus.html

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/worldhistory/columbus1.htm

http://www.collectionscanada.ca/passages/h8-213-e.html

5.3 – John Cabot – p.50

http://www.heritage.nf.ca/exploration/cabot.html

http://www.mariner.org/educationalad/ageofex/cabot.php

http://www.collectionscanada.ca/passages/h8-204-e.html

5.4 – Juan Ponce de Leon – p.51

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/d/deleon.shtml

http://www.win.tue.nl/~engels/discovery/ponce.html

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/juanponcedeleon.htm

5.5 – Hernan Cortes – p.52

http://www.pbs.org/kpbs/theborder/history/timeline/1.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/cortez.htm

5.6 – Jacques Cartier -- p.53

http://www.plpsd.mb.ca/amhs/history/cartier.html

http://www.win.tue.nl/~engels/discovery/cartier.html

http://www.mariner.org/educationalad/ageofex/french.php

http://www.civilization.ca/vmnf/explor/explcd_e.html

5.7 –  Francisco Vasquez de Coronado -  p.54

http://www.win.tue.nl/cs/fm/engels/discovery/coronado.html

http://desertusa.com/mag98/sep/papr/coronado.html

http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/CC/upcpt_print.html

http://www.rice.edu/armadillo/Projects/coranad2.html

5.8 – Henry Hudson – p.55

http://www.ianchadwick.com/hudson/

http://www.mariner.org/educationalad/ageofex/hudson.php#

http://www.newnetherland.org/history.html

http://www.hudsonriver.com/halfmoonpress/stories/hudson.htm

http://collections.ic.gc.ca/arctic/explore/hudson.htm

5.9 – Robert de La Salle – p.56

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/l/lasalle.shtml

http://www.famousamericans.net/robertcavelierlasalle/

http://library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/la_salle.htm

 

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Disclaimer

Users may, through hypertext or other computer links, gain access to other sites on the internet which are not part of the Colorado Springs School District 11 web site. Colorado Springs School District 11 assumes no responsibility for any material outside the District 11 Web Server which may be accessed through any such link.
These links are provided to facilitate information for Keller Fifth Grade Explorer Studies.  Only a brief  evaluation is provided by the Keller Library Information Center.  Students should evaluate every source of information before using.

This page last updated 11/27/2007