Maritime Lessons.
Students learn about life at sea during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries through a variety of hands-on activities.

Other Worlds
The Voyage of Columbus-Meet the people whose encounter with Columbus led to the creation of a New World.

Dividing the Spoils
Portugal and Spain in South America. Unit plan  focusing on the the Treaty of Tordesillas and Jesuit missions

Why did Europeans explore during the Age of Exploration in the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries?
Find out when you join our voyage of exploration along with famous Portuguese, Spanish, English, and French explorers. Hear them tell their stories through interviews, autobiographies, biographies, and journals. It's an exciting way to learn about famous explorers, very different from your social studies textbook.

San Antonio Missions: Spanish Influence in Texas
Students explain the significant role that Spanish missions played in the early history of Texas and the Southwest; describe the psychological and cultural factors that led the Coahuiltecan Indians to accept mission life.

JamesQuest
You are a team of historians studying the Jamestown colony, focusing on the native population of Virginia before the Europeans arrived. You have been given the opportunity to interview a living leader of the Powhatan people.  In this interview, you will discover not only the history of the Powhatan people, but also their culture, legacy, and memory.
 

The Mariner's Museum: Age of Exploration

Columbus Navigation Home Page

Exploration: The Americas-an interesting site that incorporates the study of history with the study of the creative works of the times

e-History Site developed by Ohio State University containing hundreds of resources for history students and teachers

The European Voyages of Exploration: The Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries

Alabama Virtual Library

History Timelines (Alternatime)

History Matters  Designed for high school teachers of U.S. history courses. A gateway for web resources and other useful materials for teaching U.S. history.

National Archives Digital Classroom

American Memory Primary source material from the collection of the Library of Congress.

Graphic Organizers

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