World Navigators and Explorers
Assignment:
Research one world navigator or explorer up to the late eighteenth century, including their contacts with other societies and any impacts. Design a Smart Board file about your explorer/navigator. You can
include pictures, YouTube clips and video files.
Research one world navigator or explorer up to the late eighteenth century, including their contacts with other societies and any impacts. Design a Smart Board file about your explorer/navigator. You can
include pictures, YouTube clips and video files.
Task 1. Starting point
Choose a world navigator or explorer to research. You might like to start with the Library Homepage and do a search on Encyclopaedia Britannica. Below are some key search terms you can type into Britannica or a search engine to help.
–European Explorers
- Navigators
- Age of Exploration/Discovery
- Famous explorers
- Particular name of a Explorer/Navigator
Here are some names of famous explorers and navigators to get you thinking.
- Captain James Cook
- William Dampier
- William Jansz
- Christopher Columbus
- Ferdinand Magellan
- Vasco DaGama
Helpful sites to visit for information
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/
http://library.thinkquest.org/4034/hall_of_fame.html
http://tudorexploration.rmg.co.uk/nmmflash/index.htm
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/welcome.htm
http://ageofex.marinersmuseum.org/index.php
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/australia.shtml
http://www.kathimitchell.com/explorer.htm
http://www.rmg.co.uk/explore/sea-and-ships/facts/explorers-and-leaders/
http://www.maritimemuseum.com.au/pdf/middle%20primary%20module%20-%20Maritime%20Explorers%20and%20Navigators.pdf
http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/discover_collections/history_nation/voyages/index.html
Task 2. Inquiry
Once you have chosen your explorer/navigator, then write down 5 questions that you would like to research about them. They could be who, what, where, when, why or how questions.
Videos
On YouTube you will find various useful videos including:
Turning Points in History – Age of Exploration, Uploaded by AllHistories on Sep 29, 2009, A short three minute introduction to exploration.
Horrible Histories Series
The Age of Exploration [Part 1 of 3] http://www.watchknowlearn.org/Video.aspx?VideoID=16366&CategoryID=4159
Games and activities
BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/famouspeople/christopher_columbus/
Australian Maritime Museum
http://www.anmm.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=1501