Tom Richey
Tom richey.net: Columbus and the Legacy of Discovery [Ppt]
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.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Explorers for Kids: Christopher Columbus
Learn about the biography and life of explorer Christopher Columbus on this site. Explore how he discovered the Americas for Spain.
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools
Loon Lake Elementary: Explorers: Christopher Columbus
Find out about the life of an explorer in this brief biography regarding Christopher Columbus.
Other
Ballet Met Columbus: Ballet Notes
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.
Other
Ships of Discovery: Columbus's Lost Ships
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....
University of Maryland
Early Americas Digital Archive: Vision of Columbus
The complete text of Joel Barlow's poem "The Vision of Columbus" written in 1820.
The Newberry Library
Newberry: Exploration and Encounter: Map 1: The World Columbus Knew in 1482
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.
CZBrats
Cz Brats: Panama Before Bastides, Columbus, and Balboa
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."
Ducksters
Ducksters: Holidays for Kids: Columbus Day
Kids learn about Columbus Day. The history and facts about this holiday celebrating the discovery of America.
Library of Congress
Loc: 1492: An Ongoing Voyage
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...
Other
Columbus Museum of Art: Curator's View: Norman Rockwell's "Soda Jerk"
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.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: /C/ Like Columbus
A historical figure helps students recognize a specific initial sound, the hard /c/.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Christopher Columbus
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is an overview of the importance of Christopher Columbus integrating cause and effect relationships, discussion questions, and assessment.
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Christopher Columbus Quiz
Take this quiz to see how much you know about Christopher Columbus.
Smithsonian Institution
National Postal Museum: Voyages of Columbus
The National Postal Museum publishes a captioned exhibition of U.S. postage stamps depicting Columbus's first voyage to the New World.
Other
Columbus Museum of Art: Curator's View: Nolde's "Sunflowers in the Windstorm"
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'.
Other
Columbus Museum of Art: View of Bennecourt
Image of the painting View of Bennecourt by Claude Monet. Includes a brief description of the art.
Other
Columbus Museum of Art: Curator's View: Picasso Cubist Still Life
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.
Center of Science and Industry
Cosi Columbus: Cabbage Patch Chemistry [Pdf]
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...
Curated OER
Clip Art by Phillip Martin: First Journey of Columbus
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "First Journey of Columbus."
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Want to Trade?
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...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Columbian Exchange
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...
TES Global
Blendspace: Pre Columbian Americas
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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