During this project-based instructional activity, students will become detectives looking for information about early American explorers. Students will have the opportunity to navigate the Internet to locate important facts about these...

This Age of Discovery page presents naval artifacts and explorers of the 15th century to the early 17th century. It looks at European explorers who journeyed to North and South America, the search for the Northwest Passage, and...

Many of the explorers of Africa, from the fourteenth century on, are briefly profiled on this page.

Kids learn about the history and timeline of the state of Alabama including early explorers, Native Americans, the Civil War, and Civil Rights.

The earliest explorers did not have computers or satellites to help them know their exact location. The most accurate tool developed was the sextant to determine latitude and longitude. In this activity, the sextant is introduced and...

On this webpage, students learn about the history and timeline of the state of Minnesota including early explorers, Native Americans, early settlers, and the Twin Cities.

On this site, kids learn about the history and timeline of the state of Nebraska including early explorers, Native Americans, early settlers, and becoming a state.

Kids learn about the history and timeline of the state of Illinois including early explorers, Native Americans, settlers, Black Hawk War, Civil War, and the Chicago Fire.

Kids learn about the history and timeline of the state of Iowa including early explorers, Native Americans, settlers, Lewis and Clark, Black Hawk War, and becoming a state.

A site discussing the history and timeline of the state of Kansas including early explorers, Native Americans, settlers, Bleeding Kansas, the Wild West, and the Civil War.

A site for kids to explore the history and timeline of the state of Maryland including early explorers, Native Americans, English colony, American Revolution, and the Civil War.

Kids learn about the history and timeline of the state of Missouri including early explorers, Native Americans, Louisiana Purchase, Gateway to the West, and the Civil War on this site.

Students learn about the history and timeline of the state of Oklahoma including early explorers, Native Americans, Indian Territory, Trail of Tears, Land Rush, and pioneers on this site.

Kids learn about the history and timeline of the state of Rhode Island including early explorers, Native Americans, English colony, King Philip's War, and the American Revolution.

Kids learn about the history and timeline of the state of Texas including early explorers, Native Americans, Mexican-American War, Republic of Texas, and the Civil War.

Kids learn about the history and timeline of the state of Vermont including early explorers, Native Americans, French and Indian War, American Revolution, and becoming a state.

Kids learn about the history and timeline of the state of Washington including early explorers, Native Americans, pioneers, a territory, and becoming a state.

Kids learn about the history and timeline of the state of Wyoming including early explorers, Native Americans, pioneers, the wild west, and becoming a state.

Students can learn about the history and timeline of the state of Florida including early explorers, Native Americans, the Seminole Wars, and the Civil War on this site.

Students can learn about the history and timeline of the state of Arizona including early explorers, Native Americans, the Wild West, and how it became a part of the United States on this website.

A site about the history and timeline of the state of Arkansas including early explorers, Native Americans, the Civil War, and Civil Rights.

A brief biography of Spanish conquistador, Vasco Nunez de Balboa, featuring his successful voyage for Spain to the western coast of South America in the early sixteenth century.

Explores the early life of Christopher Columbus and how he discovered America.

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