Ducksters
Ducksters: Quiz: Renaissance Age of Exploration and Discovery
History Questions: Age of Exploration Quiz, Test, and WebQuest
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Explorers Templates
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart contains empty sample template pages that can be used as ideas to create interactive lessons about explorers.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Ks3 History Empire
[Free Registration/Login Required] A flipchart presenting twenty questions about specific facts relating to the growth of the British Empire, particularly in the nineteenth century.
Other
Instructional Design: Creativity
This article provides a short introduction into some of the psychological views concerning curiosity. It provides a long list of references for further research.
Mariners' Museum and Park
Mariners' Museum: The Ages of Exploration
A timeline of the Age of Exploration and the impact that these explorers had in their countries. Move the timeline cursor to access all the maps. By clicking on the highlighted words, you can discover more in-depth information.
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools
Loon Lake Elementary: Explorers: Sir Humphrey Gilbert
A brief snapshot of the life and work of English explorer, Sir Humphrey Gilbert.
Curated OER
Macmillan/mc Graw Hill: The World, Vol. 1: Changing Ideas: Lesson 2 Quiz
Choose the correct answer for each of the ten multiple choice questions to evaluate your comprehension of exploration during the Enlightenment.
Curated OER
Macmillan/mc Graw Hill: The World, Vol. 1: Changing Ideas: Lesson 3 Quiz
Choose the correct answer for each of the five multiple choice questions to evaluate your understanding of trade and exploration.
Siteseen
Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Henry Hudson Facts
Overview and biographical facts on the life of Henry Hudson who discovered the Hudson River, Hudson Bay, and Hudson Strait.
Siteseen
Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Francisco Vasquez De Coronado Facts
Overview and biographical facts on the life of Francisco Vasquez de Coronado who explored New Mexico and the Great Plains of Kansas.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Biography: Explorers
Learn about the adventures of famous explorers including Sacagawea, Lewis and Clark, Marco Polo, Sir Edmund Hillary and Ferdinand Magellan
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools
Loon Lake Elementary: Explorers: Marco Polo
Find out about the life of an explorer in this brief biography regarding an Italian voyager and merchant, Marco Polo.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Web Links
This page contains links to four sources that cover different topics related to the early days of exploration and expansion that led to the world's interconnectedness.
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: Christopher Columbus
Explores the early life of Christopher Columbus and how he discovered America.
Other
Our heritage.net: David Livingstone (1813 1873)
Brief biographical information on Dr. David Livingstone.
Curated OER
American Journeys: Eyewitness Accounts...
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.