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Test Your Reading Skills: Famous Britons
In this reading comprehension learning exercise, students read a chart with the names of 10 famous Britons, the dates of their life spans and the age when they died. Students answer 20 questions which they can figure out by using the chart.
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Tense Consistency
For this tense consistency exercise, students are given twelve sentences and asked to determine whether all parts of the sentence are written in the same tense. Students must correct the incorrect sentences.
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Locating Direct Objects
In this online interactive direct objects learning exercise, students respond to 10 fill in the blank questions identifying the direct objects in 10 sentences.
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Idioms Quiz: Law 1
In this online idioms quiz worksheet, students read the example idioms about law used in the sentences. Students select the best answer to complete the 10 online exercises.
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African American Poetry
Students write their own dream poems in the style of African American dream poetry. In this African American poetry lesson, students discuss the dreams of African Americans during the Civil Rights Movement and read...
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The Exploration Age
Students discover information about the early explorers. In this Exploration Age lesson, students watch "The Great Age of Exploration'" and respond to the provided questions about the video.
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The Great British History Quiz!
For this social studies worksheet, students test their knowledge of British history by completing 10 multiple choice questions.
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Breaking News English: Map Shows Chinese Discovered America
In this English learning exercise, students read "Map Shows Chinese Discovered America," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Breaking News English: Map Shows the Chinese Discovered America
In this English worksheet, students read "Map Shows the Chinese Discovered America," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Captain Cook Birthplace Museum: Captain James Cook
Who was Captain Cook? Find out the answer by listening to the account of his life, view the map of his life in the North East of England, and tour the Art Gallery with its multitude of themes related to his life. Links to other Cook...
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Migration Heritage Centre: Captain Cook's Sextant
See a photo of Captain James Cook's sextant, which resides at the British National Maritime Museum in London. Learn why this object is important for modern research and what it represents in European history.
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National Library of Australia: South Seas: Captain Cook
South Seas is an online reference guide to Captain James Cook's momentous first Pacific voyage of discovery (1768-1771). As well as providing the full text of Cook's journal and other important contemporary accounts of the voyage, it...
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Planet Explorers: Captain James Cook (1728 1779)
Famous for cartography and exploration of the Pacific and Antarctic, Planet Explorers provides a brief biography of Captain James Cook.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies: James Cook (1728 1779)
Read about the life of Captain John Cook who made many famous discoveries on his three voyages to the Pacific Ocean. Click on the globes to see maps of his voyages.
Princeton University
Strait Through: Magellan to Cook & the Pacific
A comprehensive look at the Pacific Islands and their explorers, including Magellan and James Cook. Includes a look at literary classics such as the Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Robinson Crusoe.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Explorers for Kids: Captain James Cook
Learn about how Captain James Cook discovered much of the South Pacific for England on this website.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: The Hand of Captain Hook
Exhibit examines John Webber's portrait of Captain James Hook.
BBC
Bbc: Captain Cook: Explorer, Navigator and Pioneer
A engaging biography of the great British explorer that discusses not only his contributions to expanding the British empire but also his work in the prevention of scurvy. Archived.
The Newberry Library
Newberry: Exploration and Encounter: Map 3, Captain Cook and Hawaii, 1778
Map and primary source information provide first-hand account of exploration and encounters between Europeans and Hawaiians. Includes lesson plans for k-12, links to reference material and supplemental resources, and curators notes.
Natural History Museum
Nhm: The Endeavour Voyage Across the Pacific
This multi-media rich site explores the voyage made by James Cook on the Endeavour in 1768. This voyage, marked as one of the most influential in history, made major nautical, geographical, natural history, and medical discoveries along...
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Journal of the h.m.s. Endeavour: Digital Images
Page by page, this is the manuscript journal of Cook's famous South Pacific voyage. Interactive images allow you to view portions of the manuscript, magnify it, print it and cite it properly.
Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum (London): The Endeavour Botanical Illustrations
A series of articles and online exhibits that gives information on the various specimens, plants and animals that were collected and illustrations were then made. Cook led the world's first scientific naval expedition to the South Pacific.
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