Explorer
Web Quest
A
Web Quest for 4th Grade
Designed
by
Mary-Ann Post
E-mail
me with your comments or questions
Pull up your anchor and set sail on an adventure!
During the Age of Exploration many men set out on the open sea to find
fame, wealth, new lands and just for the adventure of it all.
Some were successful, some not, and some lost their lives.
YOU have been selected to help design a new line of trading cards
to represent these famous men. Your
job is to create the first ever Explorer Trading Cards.
These cards will look similar to Baseball cards, but instead of having
batting averages, the cards will have facts about the explorers and their major
discoveries. Using the information
that is provided below and additional sources, you will select the information
that will be printed on the cards for everyone to see. These cards will be sold
nationwide beginning next year, so we need your help soon.
Good Luck! We look forward to seeing your final products.
Task 1
|
Get
organized! Label your explorer folder with your name and the name of the
explorer you are researching. Keep
all of the information that you collect in this folder. |
Task 2
|
Print
the explorer
worksheet to help you gather important information about your explorer |
Task 3
|
Use
the resources on the World Wide Web to gather information and record these
facts onto the explorer worksheet. |
Task 4
|
Print
the trading
card form to create your final product. |
Task 5
|
Using
the trading card form to fill in the information about your explorer.
On the other side of the trading card illustrate and color a
portrait of your explorer. |
Task 6
|
Present
your finished Explorer Trading Card to your audience. Place the card
correctly on the Explorer Time Line. |
Christopher
Columbus
John
Cabot
Amerigo
Vespucci
Giovanni
da Verranzano
Jacques
Cartier
Samuel de
Champlain
Hernando
de Soto
Vasco de Gama
You will be given an individual
rubric and be evaluated on how well you have completed your assignment for
your Trading Card Company.
Conclusion
Congratulations,
you have successfully completed the job you were hired to do! We thank you for
all of your hard work that you have put into developing the first Explorer
Trading Cards.
