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Adventures in Time and Place
Grade 5: United States
Infographic #3: Spanish Explorers and Conquistadors
Page 152
1. Set your sails for the New World. Go to Who Goes There? European Exploration of the New World.
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/welcome.htm
- Click and read Why Explorers Explored the World.
- Then, at the bottom of the page, click Spanish Explorers.
- Click each explorer's name to learn more.
Online Activity: Explorer Concentration Game
Match each explorer with what he did.
Click two cards. Wait to see them turn over. Try again until you find all of the matches!
2. Explore the Southwest with Alvar Nùñez Cabeza de Vaca. Go to
http://www.mediasrv.swt.edu/Cabaza/route.html
- Follow de Vaca's route and adventures.
- Read the story of his journey. Then read it again.
- Find the places he visited on the map.
Imagine you are a newscaster in Mexico City when de Vaca arrives. For your news report, describe the explorer’s journey: where he traveled, how long it took, and what hardships he had to endure.
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