The Process
1. Get an Explorer! You will choose one explorer to research from the list below. You will work individually on this project.
Leif Eriksson
Christopher Columbus
Hernando De Soto
Ferdinand Magellan
Henry Hudson
John Cabot
Robert LaSalle
2. Jobs! There are two jobs that need to be carried out in order to complete this project successfully. They are listed with descriptions below:
Scribe - As a scribe, you are responsible for keeping a record of all the information gathered. You must also type the information on the trading card template.
Detective - As a detective, you are responsible for finding the information about the explorer using the links below or the Power Point you used in class. The detective is also responsible for choosing a picture of your explorer to use on the front of your trading card.
3. Use your Hints! Now that you know what your jobs are, you need to research your explorer. Upper Deck knows all of the information in your text book so they need you to uncover other information using the web. They don't know how to use the internet as well as you or your teacher, so they've asked your teacher to give you some "hints" on where to find information.
Hint #1: Explorers for Kids
Hint #2: Explorer Hall of Fame
Hint #3: Famous Explorers
Hint #4: All About Explorers
Questions you MIGHT be interested in:
1. When was your explorer alive? (birth and death dates)
2. Where was your explorer born?
3. Which country sponsored your explorer?
4. Where was your explorer going?
5. How successful was your explorer?
6. A brief paragraph about how your explorer impacted both the New World and Europe.
7. How did your explorer meet his end? (how did he die?)
Include any interesting stories or dangers that your explorer had to overcome.
4. Create Your Card! Use Microsoft Publisher to create your "Explorer Card." Go to the G: Drive to find the template for your card (G:/, Users, Students, Fourth Grade, Explorer Trading Card). Be creative with the way you present your information, making sure that all of the questions above are answered. It's up to you how it looks, what size the font is, what color, and how you write it. The template is two pages -- one side for a picture and the other for your information.
5. Add a Picture! Choose a trading card from the Trading Card folder on the G: drive. You will put the face of your explorer on the trading card you choose. This picture will go on the front of your trading card. The cards will be laminated.
Leif Eriksson
Christopher Columbus
Hernando De Soto
Ferdinand Magellan
Henry Hudson
John Cabot
Robert LaSalle
2. Jobs! There are two jobs that need to be carried out in order to complete this project successfully. They are listed with descriptions below:
Scribe - As a scribe, you are responsible for keeping a record of all the information gathered. You must also type the information on the trading card template.
Detective - As a detective, you are responsible for finding the information about the explorer using the links below or the Power Point you used in class. The detective is also responsible for choosing a picture of your explorer to use on the front of your trading card.
3. Use your Hints! Now that you know what your jobs are, you need to research your explorer. Upper Deck knows all of the information in your text book so they need you to uncover other information using the web. They don't know how to use the internet as well as you or your teacher, so they've asked your teacher to give you some "hints" on where to find information.
Hint #1: Explorers for Kids
Hint #2: Explorer Hall of Fame
Hint #3: Famous Explorers
Hint #4: All About Explorers
Questions you MIGHT be interested in:
1. When was your explorer alive? (birth and death dates)
2. Where was your explorer born?
3. Which country sponsored your explorer?
4. Where was your explorer going?
5. How successful was your explorer?
6. A brief paragraph about how your explorer impacted both the New World and Europe.
7. How did your explorer meet his end? (how did he die?)
Include any interesting stories or dangers that your explorer had to overcome.
4. Create Your Card! Use Microsoft Publisher to create your "Explorer Card." Go to the G: Drive to find the template for your card (G:/, Users, Students, Fourth Grade, Explorer Trading Card). Be creative with the way you present your information, making sure that all of the questions above are answered. It's up to you how it looks, what size the font is, what color, and how you write it. The template is two pages -- one side for a picture and the other for your information.
5. Add a Picture! Choose a trading card from the Trading Card folder on the G: drive. You will put the face of your explorer on the trading card you choose. This picture will go on the front of your trading card. The cards will be laminated.