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Flex Library: European Explorers
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Welcome: Flex Library: European Explorers
Description:
This webquest is modified from the original version created by Corbin Thompson. "Imagine you are Coronado, Champlain, LaSalle, Columbus or Cabot exploring America. What would you find? What would you see? Why explore America in the first place? This webquest will guide students through an in-depth study of the European explorers and their motivations, obstacles, and accomplishments."
Grade Level: 9-12
Curriculum: Social Studies
Keywords: European explorers, LaSalle, Champlain, Coronado, Cabot, Columbus
Author(s): Katie Nedved
Attachments
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Research Databases
Description: History Study Center, ABC-CLIO, and the Gale Virtual Reference Library are all good places to start.
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American Journeys: Eyewitness Accounts of Early American Exploration & Settlement
Description: Packed with primary source documents!
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The Mariners' Museum & Park: The Ages of Exploration
Description: Interactive timeline & map Exploration games, vocab, and activities
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America's History in the Making: Mapping Initial Encounters
Description: Three themes revolved around the complicated history of "initial encounters between Africans, Europeans, and Native Americans in the land that would become the United States."
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America's History in the Making: Historical Thinking Skills Interactives
Description: "This series of interactive activities introduces and models the Historical Thinking Skills defined by the National Center for History in the Schools. The interactives each model a specific skill or set of skills, such as analyzing historical artifacts or using primary sources to develop a thesis. "
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