ClassFlow
Class Flow: Australia's Explorers
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart resource provides a framework in which students can explore and research some of Australia's early explorers.
NASA
Nasa: Cobe: Cosmic Background Explorer
The Cosmic Background Explorer, or COBE, satellite began its space mission in November of 1989. Its task was to measure radiation levels from the early stages of the universe. This site explains the mission goals, COBE's specialized...
PBS
Pbs: Empire of the Bay: Paths of the Explorers
Follow Hudson, Champlain and McKenzie as they explore Canada and what will ultimately become the land of the Hudson's Bay Company.
Wisconsin Historical Society
American Journeys: Eyewitness Accounts Early American Exploration/settlement
A collaborative project of the Wisconsin Historical Society and National History Day, this site contains over 18,000 pages of primary source, eyewitness accounts of North American exploration starting with the Vikings.
Texas State Historical Association
Texas State Historical Association: Early European Exploration and Development
A chronological timeline of early European exploration and development in Texas spanning from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: The Explorers
[Free Registration/Login Required] Using video content and assessment integration, students will learn about the early explorers to the New World.
Other
University of Western Ontario: Early Writing in Canada: Canadian Poetry
Collection of poetry and writing encompasses several centuries of Canadian literary production. Many of the writers are well-known historical figures, including explorers, such as Samuel Hearne, whose travel diaries are excerpted here....
Discovering Lewis & Clark
Discovering Lewis & Clark: David Thompson, Lewis, Clark, Jefferson
This web site is a group effort devoted to Lewis and Clark, the explorers. This section of the site describes David Thompson's role in their expeditions.
British Library
British Library:northwest Passage: Early Approaches, a Historical Account
Read about the early attempts to find a way through the Northwest Passage. Included are portraits and early maps of the explorers.
Other
York Boats Colouring: Hbc Young Explorers
For early elementary students and teachers wanting to get involved with a York Boat exercise, the Hudson's Bay Company has this website with colouring templates, including one for York Boats.
PBS
Empire of the Bay: Who Were the Pathfinders?
Who were the men key to the Hudson's Bay Company? Read through the biographies provided through Empire of the Bay to find out.
Curated OER
Etc: Early Explorers of the Atlantic Coast, 1492 1620
A map of the Atlantic coast of North America from the Labrador Peninsula and Gulf of St. Lawrence south to the Santee River in the Carolinas, showing the European explorations and settlements in the region between 1492 and 1620. The map...
Curated OER
Etc: Dev of Colonies and Early Western Explorations, 1700 1775
A map of eastern North America showing the early development of the European colonies and westward exploration to the Mississippi River. The map shows the routes of several early explorers with dates of exploration, including La Salle,...
Thinkport Education
Mpt: Exploring Maryland's Roots: Visit a Woodland Indian Village
Explore a Woodlands Indian village in the area of what became Maryland. By using drawings from early explorers, this representative village helps you understand the culture of the Eastern Woodland Indians.
Other
Fitzhenry and Whiteside: 'The Savage River' Teaching Guide [Pdf]
"The Savage River: Seventy-One Days with Simon Fraser", an historical novel by Marjorie Wilkins Campbell, begins in 1808 and follows Simon Fraser and his group of Voyageurs as they travel on the Fraser River in British Columbia. This...
Other
Houston Institute for Culture: Early Texas History: Spanish Exploration
Read about Cabeza de Vaca, one of the first Europeans to extensively explore Texas after an accidental landing at Galveston Island.
Other
Silk Road Foundation: Travels of Fa Hsien Buddhist Pilgrim of Fifth Century
A short history of China's famous early explorer and pilgrim who walked from central China to India and returned by sea to his homeland.
Canadian Museum of History
Vmnf: Samuel De Champlain
Offers several links to websites that provide information on the different places that Champlain explored in Canada.
PBS
Empire of the Bay: Champlain's Path to Quebec
Watch a movie clip of Champlain's path to Quebec as you learn about this important early explorer.
Curated OER
Etc: Routes of Spanish Explorers, 1513 1565
A map of southern North America, Florida, and the Gulf of Mexico east the Mississippi Delta showing the routes of the early Spanish explorers Ponce de Leon (1513), De Narvaez (1528), and Hernando de Soto (1535-1542).
Curated OER
Etc: Early Voyages of Spaniards in the West Indies, 1512 1580
A map of the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean showing the voyage routes of the early European explorers in the region between 1512 and 1580. The map shows the routes of Alonzo de Ojeda to Darien Colombia, Balboa to the Pacific, Juan Ponce de...
A&E Television
History.com: Vasco Da Gama
A biography of Vasco da Gama, a Portuguese explorer in the late 15th and early 16th centuries, and a summary of his voyages.
Texas A&M University
Texas A&m University: Antonio Margil De Jesus
Find out about the life and work of Antonio Margil de Jesus, an early missionary to Texas.
Texas State Historical Association
Texas State Historical Association: Antonio Margil De Jesus
Read a short biography about Antonio Margil de Jesus, an early missionary to Texas.
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