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Mariners' Museum and Park

The Mariner's Museum: Vasco Nunez De Balboa

For Students 5th - 8th
A biography of the life of explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa.
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Article
CZBrats

Fulfilling Her Destiny, Panama City Becomes Municipal Giant

For Students 9th - 10th
This page is a excerpt of an old (1969) newspaper article about the early history of Panama - when Spanish explorers first crossed the Isthmus and decided to call it by the name of a fishing village.
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Handout
Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Ferdinand Magellan's Voyage Round the World

For Students 9th - 10th
A recount by a member of the crew of the voyage of Ferdinand Magellan to the Philippines in the 16th century, where he was killed, and of the remaining voyage his crew took in the eastern oceans, then back to Spain.
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Handout
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: Biographies

For Students 9th - 10th
A fantastic resource where you can find biographies of historical figures. You can search by the person's name or by topics, such as Presidents, United States Leaders, Scientists, Inventors, Humanitarians, Explorers and Pioneers,...
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Bullock Texas State History Museum

Bullock Museum: American Indians

For Students 9th - 10th
Immerse in the campfire stories of the people who defined Texas. Find out about how the two Americas: the Europeans' version, and the American Indians' version, started changing forever.
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Cabrillo National Monument

For Students 9th - 10th
This website contains a wealth of information concerning the life of Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, the National Monument that was built in his memory, and his discovery of California.
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Huntington Library

Huntington Library: Coming to California [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th
For this lesson, 4th graders examine entries from Juan Bautista de Anza's diary and other documents to understand the experiences and obstacles he and his companions faced as they traveled from Arizona to California in 1774. Student...
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PBS

Pbs: Conquistadors: Francisco De Orellana

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has information on the search for El Dorado and the exploration of Amazonia by Francisco de Orellana. He travelled to the mouth of the Amazon River. The site has plenty of images, maps and video too.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Expedition to Galapagos

For Students 9th - 10th
Accompany scientists on an exciting trip to the Galapagos as they make a film on the islands for IMAX. Featured are a fantastic photo journal and video footage.
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University of South Florida

Florida Center for Instructional Technology: The Calusa: "The Shell Indians"

For Students 5th - 8th
The Calusa native tribe inhabited southwestern Florida. They were the first people that the Spanish explorers wrote about in 1513. Learn about their daily life, customs, economic base, and what caused them to disappear by the late 1700's.
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Other

City of Tampa: Tampa History

For Students 9th - 10th
A short history of Tampa, Florida from the time of Spanish explorers. A city-commissioned painting by artist Lynn Ash that tells the story of Tampa is presented.
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Read Works

Read Works: The Southeast Exploring the "Land of the Flowers"

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the Spanish explorers who discovered Florida, the land of flowers. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Curated OER

Route Which the Spanish Take to Come to the Bay of St. Louis

For Students 9th - 10th
Two eighteenth-century maps and four accounts of the mutual perceptions, suspicions, and observations between Spanish and French explorers on the Gulf Coast.
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Walled Lake Consolidated Schools

Loon Lake Elementary School: Ferdinand Magellan

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of the first man to sail around the globe. Discover the details of Ferdinand Magellan's life and contributions to world history.
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Walled Lake Consolidated Schools

Loon Lake Elementary School: Francisco Pizarro

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Francisco Pizarro which highlights his conquering of Peru and discovery of the Incan empire.
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Unit Plan
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: Jamestown, Quebec, Santa Fe: Three North American Beginnings

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the origins of Canada and the United States as Jamestown, Quebec, and Santa Fe celebrate their 400th anniversary.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: Biographies: Robert De La Salle

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about one of the early French explorer and his ambitions in the New World. (In Spanish)
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Fundación Cientec

El Gato, Juego De Multiplicacion (Tic Tac Toe Times)

For Students 3rd - 8th
Directions, materials, and rules in Spanish of how to play " Tic Tac Toe Times." Taken from the book "Math Explorer: Games and Activities"
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Mr. Nussbaum

Mr. Nussbaum: Hernando De Soto Biography for Kids

For Students 3rd - 8th
Information about de Soto's life and explorations in the New World.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: Biographies: Daniel Boone

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about one of America's greatest legends, Daniel Boone. (In Spanish)
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Curated OER

Macmillan/mc Graw Hill: People, Places and Cultures: Grade 6 Unit 3 Lesson 4 Quiz

For Students 6th - 8th
Take this five question quiz on Spanish and Portuguese exploreration.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Britain in the New World

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about the early English explorers and find out why other countries did much more early exploration than the British. The defeat of the Spanish Armada turned the tide. Discover why the English now could explore and plant colonies.
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University of Groningen

American History: Essays: Europe's North South Conflicts Reach the Americas

For Students 9th - 10th
An essay detailing early English and French exploration and settlement in the New World to challenge Spanish control.
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Other

Florida.com: Division of Historical Resources: Archaeology: Galleon Trail

For Students 9th - 10th
In 1733 a fleet of many ships set sail from Havana for Spain. After a bout of wind changes and bad weather most of the ships were swamped or sunk covering a span of approximately 80 miles in the Florida Keys. The shipwrecks created many...

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