A Pathfinder for Grade 5
	Exploration involves taking risks. Nevertheless, people have been exploring their world and beyond from early times to the present. What motivates people to venture into the unknown, risking their reputations, comfort and possibly their lives? To learn about EXPLORERS of land, underwater, and outer space, follow the links on this pathfinder. It will help you find information in your school library media center, on the Internet, and in the community about explorers and exploration.
	Books Magazines Internet Sites Videos CD-ROM Dewey Numbers Keywords Phrases People Places State EALRs
	Print Resources-Books and Magazines
	There are many excellent books that contain information about explorers and exploration of land, sea, and space. A few of the books are listed below. To locate more books, use the suggested keywords and phrases to search the online library catalog. NONFICTION BOOKS 363.1 Bal Ballard, Robert D. Exploring the Titanic. New York : Scholastic, 1988. 629.45 Sul Sullivan, George. The Day We Walked on the Moon: a Photo History of Space Exploration. New York : Scholastic, 1990. 629.45 Vog Vogt, Gregory. Apollo and the Moon Landing : Missions in Space. Brookfield, Conn. : Millbrook Press, 1991. 910 CHR Chrisp, Peter. The Search for a Northern Route. New York : Thomson Learning, 1993. 910 Hum Humble, Richard. The Voyage of Magellan. New York :F. Watts, 1988. 910.4 Fin Fine, John Christopher. Sunken Ships & Treasure. New York :Atheneum, 1986. 910.9 Sne Snedden, Robert. Explor-a-maze. Brookfield, CT : Millbrook Press, 1998. 910.92 Fri Fritz, Jean. Around the World in a Hundred Years: From Henry the Navigator to Magellan. New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1994. 911 Sta Starkey, Dinah. Scholastic Atlas of Exploration. New York : Scholastic, Inc., 1993. 919.8 Bur Burleigh, Robert. Black Whiteness : Admiral Byrd Alone in the Antarctic. New York : Atheneum, 1998. 950 CHR Chrisp, Peter. The Search for the East. New York :Thomson Learning, 1993. 970.01 Chr Chrisp, Peter. Voyages to the New World. New York : Thomson Learning 1993. 970.01 Jan January, Brendan. Explorers of North America. Danbury, CT : Children's Press, 2000. 970.01 Mae Maestro, Betsy. Exploration and Conquest: the Americas After Columbus, 1500-1620. New York, 1994. PRO 910.9 Ram Ramsay, Diane P. Voyage to Discovery : an Activity Guide to the Age of Exploration. Englewood, Colorado: Libraries Unlimited, 1992. FICTION BOOKS E Pri Primavera, Elise. Ralph's Frozen Tale. New York: G.P. Putnam, 1991. FIC Con Conrad, Pam. Pedro's Journal: A Voyage With Christopher Columbus. Honesdale, PA: Caroline House, 1991. FIC Yol Yolen, Jane. Encounter. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1992.  REFERENCE BOOKS REF 920 Pea Pear, Nancy. Explorers & Discoverers: From Alexander the Great to Sally Ride. Detroit : UXL, 1993-1999. 8 volumes. MAGAZINES Kids Discover: America, 1492. Kids Discover: New York, 1999. Kids Discover: Antarctica. Kids Discover: New York, 2001. Kids Discover: Columbus. Kids Discover: New York, 1999. Kids Discover: Explorers. Kids Discover: New York, 1999.  Return to Top
	Online Resources--Internet Sites
	The Web sites listed on this page have been previewed and selected for this topic. If additional information is needed, use the suggested keywords and phrases to search the Internet. General Explorer Sites    Age of Exploration - The Mariner's Museum This site is filled with information about early explorers. Use the Table of Contents pull down menu to find the section you need.   Alphabetical List of Explorers - HOMEWORK CENTER Looking for information about a specific explorer? Try this site for quality links to many individual explorers.   CyberSleuthkids: World Explorers and Exploration A collection of links to information about individual explorers. Discoverers Web A very thorough site with links to information about explorers and discoverers from all parts of the world. Includes an alphabetical list of explorers and information about the risks of exploration.     Explorers of the Millenium Great place to find names of explorers of the last thousand years. A ThinkQuest Project.   Kid Info - Explorers A "mega-site" of links to information about explorers developed for kids. Be sure to read the "Did you know?" section at the end of the page.   Voyage of Exploration: Discovering New Horizons An impressive ThinkQuest site with a database of great explorers, a timeline of exploration and more.   Zoom Explorers Includes short articles about explorers of land, sea and space. Access by name of explorer, country of exploration, or time of exploration.   1492 Exhibit Contains information about the voyages of Columbus and those who followed.   Antarctic Exploration   Antarctic Philatelic The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic NOVA Online : Shackleton's Antarctic Odyssey    Underwater Exploration Sea and Sky: Underwater Exploration   Ships of Discovery Investigate underwater archaeology and shipwrecks at this site.   Space Exploration     NASA Projects - Human Exploration and Development of Space Provides information about astronauts, living in space and more.   Sea and Sky: Space Exploration   Solar System Exploration Home Page Find out about the history of space exploration, why we explore our solar system and the people who explore at this NASA web site.   Maps and Compass Rose Exploration and Discovery Home Page Maps and more from the Library of Congress American Memory Page.   Origin of the Compass Rose More Compass Roses From Portuguese Nautical Charts   Mostly for Teachers   Explorers from 42Explore Lessons, links and more from Eduscapes.   Explorers Teaching Theme- Lesson Plans, etc. Materials and ideas for teachers from Teach-Nology Explorers Theme from Eduplace Lots of activities for learning about explorers. The Mariners' Museum Age of Exploration On-line Curriculum Guide. Return to Top
	Videos, CD-ROM, Laserdiscs, etc.
	Our library has the following multimedia resources on your topic: CD-ROM 920 Exp Explorers of the New World. Greatneck, NY. Future Vision Multimedia, 1995. Laserdisc 973.2 THR Three Worlds Meet, Origins-1620; Volumes 1 and 2 : The Era of Colonization (1585-1763). Wynnewood, PA : Schlessinger Video Productions, 1998. (60 min.) Video 629.4 Spa Space Exploration. Wynnewood, PA : Schlessinger Media, 1999. Video 910.92 His A History of Exploration. Wynnewood, PA : Schlessinger Media, 2000. Search the North Central ESD Media Coop Online Catalog for videos and laserdiscs. Teachers can book online. Students - ask your teacher to send for the material you need. Return to Top
	Dewey Decimal Numbers to Browse
	If you want to browse the shelves in the library to locate information about explorers and exploration, look for these numbers: 551.46 Underwater Exploration 629.4 Outer space - Exploration 629.45 Moon - Exploration 629.45 Planets - Exploration 910 Geography and Travel 910.9 Explorers 910.9 Discoveries 917.04 Geography and Travel in North America 919.8 Geography and Travel - other areas 920 Collective Biography 921 Individual Biography 970.01 General History - North America 998 Arctic and Antarctic Return to Top
	Keywords and Phrases for Searching
	Do you need additional information? Try using these words and phrases to search Magazine Index, the library online catalog, CD-ROM or print encyclopedias or the World Wide Web: Discoveries Explorers Exploration Expedition Outer space exploration Moon exploration Planets exploration Underwater exploration Undersea exploration Names of individual explorers, such as Jacques Cartier Names of specific geographic areas, such as Arctic and Antarctic Return to Top
	Community Resources-People and Places
	The following community contacts may help you with your topic: NCRL - Wenatchee Public Library's Online Catalog Return to Top
	Information Literacy EALR's and Other Resources for Teachers
	History 2. The student applies the methods of social science investigation to investigate, compare and contrast interpretations of historical events To meet this standard, the student will: 2.1 investigate and research   Benchmark 1 ask questions to identify a problem from the past locate, gather, and process information from a variety of primary and secondary sources, including photographs, drawings, artifacts, oral accounts, and documents 2.2 analyze historical information Benchmark 1 organize and record information compare and contrast information from different historical sources 2.3 synthesize information and reflect on findings Benchmark 1 express findings; explain why interpretations of the same historical event can differ examine earlier steps in the investigative process and propose improvements to the process used   Return to Top
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