Homework Helper: Where Students Can Find Information About Christopher Columbus

Where Students Can Find Information About Christopher Columbus - All of these web sites are perfect for learning about Christopher Columbus and history. Find facts and myths, maps, diary entries, and a timeline related to Christopher Columbus and his voyages.

The web site addresses are made visible to the reader, to create a transparent click-through for parents, educators and students. Age level is given as a very general guideline, and is not specific to any state's standards. Students of all ages may safely visit any of these sites.

Homework Helper: Where Students Can Find Information About Christopher Columbus

1492: An Ongoing Voyage

Age Level: All

1492: An Ongoing Voyage explores what the lands and people were like before Christopher Columbus came to town. This educational web site also covers different aspects of the life of Columbus, and myths about Christopher Columbus.

Also find information about European claims to America.

Note: the Library of Congress (LOC) web site includes links to other related maps and documents held by the LOC.

Visit this history site for students site http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/1492. This web site is maintained by the Library of Congress.

Extracts from Journal: Voyage of 1492

Age Level: High School and College

High school and college students seeking primary sources can find excerpts from the journal Christopher Columbus kept on his 1492 voyage. Educators may also find it useful to draw out sentences from this primary source.

Visit this history site for students site http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/columbus1.html. This primary source is maintained by Fordham University.

Famous People: Christopher Columbus

Age Level: Elementary to lower Middle School

Find out very basic information and take a slide show quiz. This is simple and colorful site, courtesy of the BBX.

Visit this history site for students site hhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/famouspeople/standard/columbus/.

Age of Exploration

Age Level: Middle School

Learn all about Christopher Columbus' first voyage, second voyage, third voyage, and his fourth voyage. The web site includes simple maps of his voyages.

Visit this history site for students site http://www.mariner.org/educationalad/ageofex/columbus.php. This web site is maintained by the Mariners' Museum.

All About Christopher Columbus

Age Level: Upper Middle School to High School

This web site takes an interesting approach to all things Christopher Columbus.

The site explores theories about where he really landed in the New World, and if he was really the first explorer to land in the Americas. It also questions whether he was a "heel or hero."

One of the articles appears in Spanish. Also, there is a list of names of those who sailed with Columbus and the site encourages students to find their family's name on the list.

Visit this history site for students site http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/caribarch/columbus.htm. This web site is maintained by the Florida Museum of Natural History.

Christopher Columbus' Resume

Age Level: Elementary students to Middle School

For a quick facts resume, this is the web site to visit. It gives biographical facts about the explorer.

Visit this history site for students site http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/caribarch/columbus.htm#resum.

Timeline

Age Level: Middle School

For dates and facts, visit this history web page. It is set up in a way that makes it easy to find information.

Visit this history site for students site http://library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/columbus.htm?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0426. This web site was created by students for ThinkQuest.

Pam Gaulin is the former project leader for a live, online database of web sites which is still used today by K-12 students. All of these educational web sites are non-commercial and free of advertising. These educational web sites for students are typically created by and maintained by educational institutions or government agencies.