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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Christopher Columbus

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students recognize why we celebrate Columbus Day as related to the story of Christopher Columbus. Students explore the route taken from Spain to the Americas and how long this voyage took by using a...
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Lesson Plan
The Newberry Library

Newberry: Exploration and Encounter: Map 1: The World Columbus Knew in 1482

For Students K - 1st
Newberry Library presents historical map on the Age of Exploration with lesson plans for all ages k-12. Includes curator notes and a wealth of supplemental resource material.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Christopher Columbus

For Students 9th - 10th
Christopher Columbus (between August 25 and October 31, 1451 - May 20, 1506) was a Genoese navigator, colonizer and explorer whose voyages across the Atlantic Ocean-funded by Queen Isabella of Spain-led to general European awareness of...
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Christopher Columbus

For Students 9th - 10th
Christopher Columbus
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Smithsonian Libraries: Scientific Identity: Christopher Columbus (1451 1506)

For Students 9th - 10th
A portrait of Christopher Columbus from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.
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Curated OER

Smithsonian Libraries: Scientific Identity: Christopher Columbus (1451 1506)

For Students 9th - 10th
A portrait of Christopher Columbus from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.
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Curated OER

Smithsonian Libraries: Scientific Identity: Christopher Columbus (1451 1506)

For Students 9th - 10th
A portrait of Christopher Columbus from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Authors: Edward Everett Hale

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features the author Edward Everett Hale including the full text of the nonfiction work The Life of Christopher Columbus, and the short story "My Double; and How He Undid Me".
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A&E Television

History.com: Native American History Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
Before Christopher Columbus came to America, the expansive territory was inhabited by Native Americans. Throughout the 16th and 17th centuries, as more explorers sought to colonize their land, Native Americans responded in various...
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Curated OER

Christopher Columbus Sailed the Ocean Blue in 1492.

For Students 3rd - 5th
For younger students, a brief history of Christopher Columbus's voyage to America that also features a printable word search and crossword puzzle.
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Contact: First Impressions

For Teachers 9th - 10th
English, Spanish, and Portuguese maps and letters of about the voyages of Christopher Columbus, John Cabot, and Portuguese explorer, Gaspar Corte Real, which describe impressions of the lands explored.
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Cengage Learning

Literature of Discovery and Exploration

For Students 9th - 10th
Teaching approach that examines the writings of European New World explorers from the late 1400s through the 1600s. Includes Christopher Columbus, Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, Rene Goulaine de Laudonniere, Pedro Menendez de Aviles, Fray...
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Read Works

Read Works: Sailing the Seas

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the Santa Maria, Christopher Columbus' ship. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: Welcome Aboard!

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage shares biographical information about Christopher Columbus and his landing on San Salvador. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and...
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Mariners' Museum and Park

Mariners Museum: Exploration Through the Ages

For Students 9th - 10th
This website focuses on exploration and offers links to Ancient Exploration, Medieval Exploration, The "Age of Discovery" and Modern Exploration. It also provides pictured links to four explorers: currently they are Christopher Columbus,...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Letter to the Treasure of Spain

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "Letter to the Treasure of Spain" by Christopher Columbus, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...
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The History Cat

The History Cat: Age of Exploration

For Students 9th - 10th
Examines the Age of Exploration by looking at Christopher Columbus, the Columbian Exchange, the explorer Zheng He, the conquest of Mexico, and pirates who roamed the Caribbean.
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SMART Technologies

Smart: Exploring Explorers

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This is a lesson activity which is written to engage visual and kinesthetic learners in their study on explorers: Leif Eriksson, Christopher Columbus, Erik the Red, Vasco Da Gama, John Cabot, Marco Polo, and Ferdinand Magellan.
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A&E Television

History.com: How the Columbian Exchange Brought Globalization and Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
Christopher Columbus' arrival in the Caribbean in 1492 kicked off a massive global interchange of people, animals, plants and diseases between Europe and the Americas.
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A&E Television

History.com: Native American History Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
As explorers sought to colonize their land, Native Americans responded in various stages, from cooperation to indignation to revolt. The timeline begins in 1492 with the arrival of Christopher Columbus and ends on March 15, 2021:...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Christopher Columbus

For Students 9th - 10th
The De Bry portrait of Columbus. A famous explorer and trader who reached the Americas in 1492.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Christopher Columbus

For Students 9th - 10th
Columbus, the Havana Medallion. A famous explorer and trader who reached the Americas in 1492.
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Ibiblio: Christopher Columbus

For Students 9th - 10th
This Ibiblio site offers a brief overview of Christopher Columbus and the agreements that he entered into with Spain as stated in the Book of Privileges.
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Ibiblio: Christopher Columbus

For Students 9th - 10th
This Ibiblio site offers a brief overview of Christopher Columbus and the agreements that he entered into with Spain as stated in the Book of Privileges.

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