Explorer Exploration

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Explorer Exploration

• By Mrs. Sturm and Mrs. Harrison

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Home

• Introduction
• Task
• Process

• Resources
• Evaluation
• Conclusion

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Introduction

• Breaking newsThere has been a fire at Enarson
  Elementary in Villisca, Iowa. No one was hurt,
  but there was considerable damage done in one
  particular area of the school. The library was
  hit the hardest and many books were destroyed.
  The section with the biggest loss seems to be the
  Explorers section. The fifth grade class was
  just getting ready to use these books and start
  their research on famous explorers. This fire
  sure has put a damper on things! Well bring you
  more updates as they become available.

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Task

• Calling all 5th grade students You have a task
  in order to help with the results of the
  devastating fire that swept through the Enarson
  Elementary Library. You are going to help
  reproduce the books about famous explorers. You
  will research a famous explorer and create a
  booklet with important information pertaining to
  that person. Your efforts will greatly help in
  rebuilding the librarys assortment of books.

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Process

• Create a booklet and include the following
  information
• Name of your explorer
• When and where he was born
• What country he was exploring for
• When and where he explored
• Why he explored
• How many voyages did he make
• How did he travel and with whom
• How did he relate to the natives
• When, where, and how did he die
• Was he successful/unsuccessful and why
• Picture of him
• Map of his route(s)

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Resources

• The following websites will have information that
  will help you. Be selective, dont just use one
  site. You can also use your text book!
• http//www.win.tue.nl/engels/discovery/
• http//www.mariner.org/educationalad/ageofex/
• http//library.thinkquest.org/4034/hall_of_fame.ht
  ml
• http//www.geocities.com/rdl_wcw_wwf_fan/Picturepa
  ge1.html
• http//www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/explorer.htm
• http//panorama.harrison.k12.co.us/mcdowell/Webpag
  e/explorers.htm
• http//panorama.harrison.k12.co.us/mcdowell/Webpag
  e/explorers.htm
• http//encarta.msn.com/artcenter_/browse.html

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Evaluation

• Mrs. Sturm will hand out a rubric with the
  requirements on it. It will be based on a scale
  of 0 to 5.

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Conclusion

• Now that you have become an expert on your
  explorer, you will be able to impart your wisdom
  to those that follow in your footsteps at Enarson
  Elementary. I encourage you to read the books of
  your classmates and become more informed on other
  explorers who also shaped our world. Good work
  5th grade students!

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