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PPT
Tom Richey

Tom richey.net: Columbus and the Legacy of Discovery [Ppt]

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents key ideas for examining how Christopher Columbus is remembered in America and how his legacy has been re-interpreted at various times in history.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Explorers for Kids: Christopher Columbus

For Students 1st - 9th
Learn about the biography and life of explorer Christopher Columbus on this site. Explore how he discovered the Americas for Spain.
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Handout
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools

Loon Lake Elementary: Explorers: Christopher Columbus

For Students 3rd - 7th
Find out about the life of an explorer in this brief biography regarding Christopher Columbus.
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Website
Other

Ballet Met Columbus: Ballet Notes

For Students 9th - 10th
This page on the BalletMet Columbus site provides notes on many classical ballets. Also provides biographies on famous ballet choreographers and composers. Click on links for fun ballet games.
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Website
Other

Ships of Discovery: Columbus's Lost Ships

For Students 5th - 8th
We all know about the Nina, Pinta, and the Santa Maria, but what about the rest of Columbus' ships? He was a busy man after the initial discovery. This site is by a group of archaeologists who try to find historic underwater wrecks....
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Primary
University of Maryland

Early Americas Digital Archive: Vision of Columbus

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text of Joel Barlow's poem "The Vision of Columbus" written in 1820.
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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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Website
CZBrats

Cz Brats: Panama Before Bastides, Columbus, and Balboa

For Students 9th - 10th
This page is an article about the Pre-Colombian period of Panamanian History. "Prior to the Conquest of Central America, Mexico, and Peru, Great Civilizations in the Americas had developed high cultural values."
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Holidays for Kids: Columbus Day

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about Columbus Day. The history and facts about this holiday celebrating the discovery of America.
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Website
Library of Congress

Loc: 1492: An Ongoing Voyage

For Students 9th - 10th
An exhibit by the Library of Congress supplies diverse facts on the famous 1492 voyage. The exhibition first examines the encounter between the European explorers and the native people. They explore five geographical areas: The Caribbean...
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Other

Columbus Museum of Art: Curator's View: Norman Rockwell's "Soda Jerk"

For Students 9th - 10th
See the painting 'Soda Jerk' by American commercial artist of the mid-20th-century, Norman Rockwell, in this Curator's View series description of the piece from the Columbua Museum of Art.
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Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: /C/ Like Columbus

For Teachers K Standards
A historical figure helps students recognize a specific initial sound, the hard /c/.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Christopher Columbus

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is an overview of the importance of Christopher Columbus integrating cause and effect relationships, discussion questions, and assessment.
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Christopher Columbus Quiz

For Students 3rd - 5th
Take this quiz to see how much you know about Christopher Columbus.
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Website
Smithsonian Institution

National Postal Museum: Voyages of Columbus

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Postal Museum publishes a captioned exhibition of U.S. postage stamps depicting Columbus's first voyage to the New World.
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Graphic
Other

Columbus Museum of Art: Curator's View: Nolde's "Sunflowers in the Windstorm"

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Curator's View series at the Columbua Museum of Art, this is the piece profile on the Emil Nolde paiting 'Sunflowers in the Windstorm'.
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Graphic
Other

Columbus Museum of Art: View of Bennecourt

For Students 9th - 10th
Image of the painting View of Bennecourt by Claude Monet. Includes a brief description of the art.
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Graphic
Other

Columbus Museum of Art: Curator's View: Picasso Cubist Still Life

For Students 9th - 10th
See the cubist still life painting 'Still Life with Compote and Glass' by Pablo Picasso, in this Curator's View series description and image from the Columbua Museum of Art.
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Activity
Center of Science and Industry

Cosi Columbus: Cabbage Patch Chemistry [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Make your own indicator by using red cabbage leaves and common household items. Includes full list of materials, procedures, and scientific explanation of how to determine if a substance is acidic, basic, or neutral based on the colors...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Columbus Ohio

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Columbus, Ohio .
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Graphic
Curated OER

Clip Art by Phillip Martin: First Journey of Columbus

For Students 3rd - 8th
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "First Journey of Columbus."
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Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Want to Trade?

For Teachers K - 1st
Students will write about what they would trade for gold and practice inventive spelling in the process. After reading "In 1492", students will discuss how Christopher Columbus traded with the natives and then write what they would trade...
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Columbian Exchange

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this interactive lesson supporting literacy skills, students watch video dramatizations that tell the story of the Spanish explorers who arrived in the Americas with Columbus and introduced European, African, and Asian plants and...
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Pre Columbian Americas

For Students 9th - 10th
An eleven-part learning module with links to images videos, and web sites with information about the Americas before Columbus arrived.

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