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Explorers

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Explorers Research Project

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TASK OVERVIEW

Grade 6

Explorers Research Project

(Individual Oral presentation Assignment)

Choose one of the following explorers (no more than two people for the

same one except for those marked by *):

*Henry Kelsey

John Franklin

John Cabot

Henry Hudson

Jacques Cartier

*George Vancouver

Samuel de Champlain

*Robert La Salle

Christopher Columbus

*William Parry

*Martin Frobisher

Alexander Mackenzie

James Cook

Ferdinand Magellan

Frances Drake

*Robert Peary

*Leif Eriksson

*David Thompson

*Pierre-Esprit Radisson

*La Verendrye

*Roald Amundsen

*Anthony Henday

*Simon Fraser

*Catherine Schubert

INSTRUCTIONS

Explorers ? Research Project

PART 1 (DAYS 1-2

1.Draw an accurate map of the journeys of exploration.  Label and colour.

2.Outline a short biography and make a time line.

3.Draw a picture of them.

4.Illustrate their method(s) of travel.

5.Write a bibliography (list of courses you have looked at).

Format Example

Bibliography ? Native Peoples Project

Explorers  - Research Project

Part 2 (Days 3-4)

1.What country was your explorer from?  What was it like to live there when he did?  Draw a map of his country.  Show where he was born,

and lived, if possible.

2.What language(s) did he speak?  What kind of education did he have?  Where was he educated?

3.What kind of family did he have?  What did they do for a living?  Were they rich or poor?  Make a list of the family members you have

found.

Explorers ? Research Project

PART 3 (DAYS 5)

1.Why was he an explorer?  What was he looking for?  What was he trying to accomplish?  In your opinion, did he succeed?

2.What religion was your explorer?  Was he interested in spreading it?

3.Who paid for his journey(s)?

Explorers ? Research Project