Hayes School
Grade 5
Mrs. Kocon, Mrs. Woidke, Ms. Montgomery

CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

Enchanted Learning
Mariners’ Museum
Columbus Navigation Homepage
Catholic Encyclopedia

HERNANDO CORTES

Catholic Encyclopedia
European Voyages of Exploration
Thinkquest

FRANCISCO CORONADO

DesertUSA
PBS: The West
Thinkquest
Enchanted Learning
Discoverers Web

FRANCISCO PIZARRO

Enchanted Learning
European Voyages of Exploration
PBS: Conquistadors

AMERIGO VESPUCCI

About.com
Studyworld
Virtualogy

JACQUES MARQUETTE

Virtual Museum of New France
U.S. Capitol Art
Discoverers Web
Thinkquest

LOUIS JOLIET

Discoverers Web
Virtual Museum of New France
Catholic Encyclopedia

SIEUR DE LA SALLE (René-Robert Cavelier)

Virtual Museum of New France
Enchanted Learning
Catholic Encyclopedia
Handbook of Texas Online
Texas Treasures

FERDINAND MAGELLAN

Enchanted Learning
Modern History Sourcebook
Studyworld

HERNANDO DE SOTO

Enchanted Learning
Florida History
Infoplease

PONCE DE LEON

Discoverers Web
Enchanted Learning
Juan Ponce De Leon and the Fountain of Youth
Catholic Encyclopedia

VASCO NUNEZ BALBOA

Discoverers Web
Enchanted Learning
Famous Hispanics

ALVAR NUÑEZ CABEZA DE VACA

Enchanted Learning
PBS: The West
Handbook of Texas Online
Catholic Encyclopedia
Cabeza de Vaca, 16th C. Explorer

HENRY HUDSON

Enchanted Learning
Half Moon Press
Henry Hudson Maritime Museum

JOHN CABOT

John Cabot: Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage
Discoverers Web
Thinkquest

JACQUES CARTIER

Discoverers Web
Explorer of the St. Lawrence
Virtual Museum of New France

SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN

Enchanted Learning
Virtual Museum of New France
Virtualology

LEIF ERICSON

Great Norwegians
Viking Network
Hyperhistory

General Resources:

INFOhio
North Coast Educational Media Center
Classroom Clipart
American Memory - Library of Congress
KidsClick! Web Search
Middle School Pathfinder on Explorers
Explorer games

Books:

• J910.9 GRANT
  Grant, Neil. Explorers and discoverers.
• J910.92 ANDERSON
  Anderson, Dale. Explorers who found new worlds.
• J910.922 KIMMEL
  Kimmel, Elizabeth Cody. The look-it-up book of explorers.
• J911 STARKEY
  Starkey, Dinah. Scholastic atlas of exploration.
• 911.7 GOETZMAN
  Goetzmann, William H. The atlas of North American exploration: from the
  Norse voyages to the race to the pole.
• j970.01 738 1989
  Poole, Frederick King. Early Exploration of North America.
• j970.01 MAESTRO
  Maestro, Betsy. Exploration and Conquest: The Americas after Columbus, 1500-1620.
• j973.1 325
  Folsom, Franklin. The Explorations of America.

Look for books on individual explorers in the 970s and the Biography section.

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