Early

Explorers
By: Megan Hudson

 Content Area: Social Studies

Grade Level: 4th
Summary: The students will visit an educational website
and take notes about the following explorers: Christopher
Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan, Amerigo Vespucci, Robert
de La Salle , Hernando de Soto, Henry Hudson, Jacques
Cartier.

Learning Objective: Once students have watched the

video, they will be able to answer questions regarding
the video.

Content Standard: 4.4 Trace the routes of early

explorers and describe the early explorations of the
Americas, including: (C, E, G, H, P, TN)

Visit the website listed below and search for:

Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan, Amerigo
Vespucci, Robert de La Salle , Hernando de Soto,
Henry Hudson, Jacques Cartier.

Take detailed notes about each explorer so you will

be able to answer questions correctly later in the
power point. Please write down at least 2 facts about
each explorer and take note to what each one looks
like.

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/
indexc.shtml

Quick Facts

Christopher Columbus- An Italian explorer who sailed across the Atlantic Ocean
in 1492, hoping to find a route to India.

Ferdinand Magellan- was a Portuguese explorer who led the first expedition that
sailed around the Earth.

Amerigo Vespucci- An Italian explorer who was the first person to realize that
the Americas were separate from the continent of Asia.

Robert de La Salle- A French explorer sent by King Louis XIV to travel south from
Canada and sail down the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico.

Hernando de Soto- was a Spanish explorer who sailed the Atlantic Ocean and
was the first European to explore Florida and the Southeastern US.

Henry Hudson- Was an English explorer and navigator who explored parts of the
Arctic Ocean and northeastern North America.

Jacques Cartier- was a French explorer who led three expeditions to Canada .

Who was the explorer that gave

Canada its name?

Christopher Columbus

Jacques Cartier

Henry Hudson

Ferdinand Magellan

Robert de La Salle

Amerigo Vespucci

Hernando de Soto

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What were the names of the 3 ships that

Christopher Columbus used on his
expedition.

The Argentina, Santa Monica, the Carolina

The Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria

The Pinata, the Craftsman, the Santa Maria

The Pinta, the Crosswind, the Nina

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Who explored Lake Michigan, Lake

Huron, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario?

Christopher Columbus

Jacques Cartier

Henry Hudson

Ferdinand Magellan

Robert de La Salle

Amerigo Vespucci

Hernando de Soto

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Magellan named the Pacific Ocean.

What does the name mean?

Majestic body of water

Vast and beautiful ocean

Big waves and blue water

That is a calm, peaceful ocean

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Who discovered the mouth of the

Amazon and Orinoco Rivers in South
America?

Christopher Columbus

Jacques Cartier

Henry Hudson

Ferdinand Magellan

Robert de La Salle

Amerigo Vespucci

Hernando de Soto

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Summary

In this power point, students have learned about the

15-16th century explorers. They have gained
knowledge about each different explorer and the
route that was taken by them.

They have seen pictures of each of the explorers so

they can identify them. Students have also taken
notes about each explorer and recorded at least 2
facts about each one.