Explorers

Third Grade History and Geography

Virginia SOLs 3.3 and 3.5 Kelly Farley

To begin, click on the

ship!

Choose an Explorer…

Christopher Columbus

Juan PonceDe León

Christopher Newport

JacquesCartier

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Christopher ColumbusWhat was he looking

for?

A route to India to trade

spices

Gold mines in

California

The Fountain of Youth

The Northwest

Passage

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Oops!That’s not what

Christopher Columbus was looking for…

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Good Job!Which of these was NOT a ship

used by Christopher Columbus in his voyage in 1492?

The Isabella

TheSanta Maria

The Pinta

The Niña

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Oops!That was one of the ships Christopher

Columbus DID take on his voyage in 1492…

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Good Job!HOME

Christopher Columbus started his voyage in 1492 in Spain. Click on where he

landed!

Oops!Christopher Columbus

didn’t land there in 1492…

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Congratulations!• Christopher Columbus was an Italian

explorer trying to find a route to India to

trade spices.

• Through his voyages, he also hoped to

spread his religion and find wealth and fame.

• In 1492, with the help of Ferdinand and

Isabella of Spain, he set sail with his three

ships, the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa

Maria.

• He landed in San Salvador in the Bahamas.

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explorer!

Juan Ponce De LeónWhat was he looking

for?

A route to India to trade

spices

Gold mines in

California

The Fountain of Youth

The Northwest

Passage

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Oops!That’s not what Juan

Ponce De Leónwas looking for…

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Juan Ponce De León started his voyage in 1513 in Cuba. Click on where he landed!

Oops!Juan Ponce De Leóndidn’t land there in

1513…

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Congratulations!

• Juan Ponce De León was a Spanish explorer

in search of the fabled Fountain of Youth as

well as riches.

• In 1513, he set sail from Puerto Rico.

• While he never found the Fountain, he

landed near St. Augustine, Florida, and was

the first European explorer to set foot in

Florida.

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explorer!

Christopher NewportWhat did he do?

Circumnavigated the

globe

Explored Canada

Opened many fur trading outposts

across North America

Transported colonists and supplies from

England to Jamestown

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Oops!Christopher Newport

didn’t do that…

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Good Job!HOMEChristopher Newport traveled from

England and went to the same place five times between 1606 and 1611. Click on

where he went!

Oops!Christopher Newport

didn’t go there between 1606 and 1611…

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Congratulations!

• Christopher Newport was an English

explorer who took many trips to the English

colony at Jamestown, Virginia.

• He helped transport supplies and colonists.

• Between 1606 and 1611, he made five trips

to Jamestown.

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explorer!

Jacques CartierWhat was he looking

for?

Fur-Trading Outposts

Indigenous people he could

convert to Catholicism

The Fountain of Youth

The Northwest

Passage

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Oops!Jacques Cartier was not

looking for that…

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Good Job!HOMEJacques Cartier traveled from France in the

mid-1500’s. Click on where he went!

Oops!Jacques Cartier didn’t go

there in the mid-1500’s…

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Congratulations!• Jacques Cartier was a French explorer who

was in search of the Northwest Passage, a

pathway that supposedly cut through North

America to the Pacific Ocean.

• He made three voyages between 1534 and

1541.

• He landed near Quebec, Canada, and

explored the St. Lawrence River, however he

never found a Northwest Passage.

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explorer!