Spotlight On Explorers and
Colonization

24 Interactive eBooks Grades 5–10

Essential Question:
What fueled European explorers to set out into the unknown?
From the Vikings to the Spanish conquistadors, Europeans were fascinated with exploration. European explorers brought their religions, customs, and even diseases with them to the New World. Learners will investigate the motivations, effects, and influences of European explorers on the New World and vice versa.

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Set 2

Ibn Battuta

Set 1

Christopher Columbus

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LEARNERS WILL EXPERIENCE…

Primary sources including documents, artwork, and letters
Biographies of key figures that establish a sequence of events
Videos, photos, maps, and charts to support the integration of visual information
Inquiry and project-based learning activities

EDUCATORS WILL APPRECIATE…

Closed captioning for videos and actor-narrated audio ensure all learners succeed
Easy classroom integration: correlated to national and state social studies standards; Common Core Standards in ELA and History/Social Studies
Easy classroom integration: instructional materials by veteran educator Mary Ratzer focus on essential questions and inquiry-based learning to support the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards

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Spotlight On Explorers and Colonization | Set 2

12‑Interactive eBook Set

Bartolomeu Dias: First European Sailor to Reach the Indian Ocean
Ibn Battuta: The Greatest Traveler of the Muslim World
Marco Polo: Epic Traveler Throughout Asia
Zheng He: China’s Greatest Navigator
Henry Hudson: Explorer of the Hudson River and Bay
Samuel de Champlain: Founder of New France and Quebec City
James Cook: European Explorer of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands
Lewis and Clark: Famed Explorers of the American Frontier
Jacques Cartier: Navigator Who Claimed Canada for France
Hernando de Soto: First European to Cross the Mississippi
Francisco Vázquez de Coronado: First European to Reach the Grand Canyon
Sir Francis Drake: Privateering Sea Captain and Circumnavigator of the Globe

Spotlight On Explorers and Colonization | Set 1

12‑Interactive eBook Set

Amerigo Vespucci: Explorer of South America and the West Indies
Christopher Columbus: Explorer and Colonizer of the New World
Ferdinand Magellan: First Circumnavigator of the Earth
Francisco Pizarro: Conqueror of the Incan Empire
Giovanni da Verrazzano: Explorer of the Atlantic Coast of North America
Hernán Cortés: Conquistador, Colonizer, and Destroyer of the Aztec Empire
John Cabot: Explorer of the North American Mainland
Juan Ponce de León: First Explorer of Florida and First Governor of Puerto Rico
Pedro Álvares Cabral: First European Explorer of Brazil
Vasco da Gama: First European to Reach India by Sea
Vasco Núñez de Balboa: First European to Reach the Pacific Ocean from the New World
Viking Explorers