Crossing Frontiers: Christopher Columbus

Introduction

Christopher Columbus is one one of the most famous explorers in the history. Together with his crew he tried to find a shorter way to India. Instead of doing that he accidentely discovered America. 

In this WebQuest you will get more to know about Christoph Columbus, his life and his voyage. 

 

Task

Task

Now it's your turn to discover.

Find out more about Christoph Columbus and his exiting Life.

This WebQuest gives you the chance to learn about the interesting age of voyager and explorers. How do we call this period of time in general? Why did Columbus into an unknown new world?

How did his ships look like?

At the end of this WebQuest you will surely be able to answer these and many more questions.

If you having trouble to understand a word, please use the online dictionary or ask your teacher.

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Click right on Process to begin the WebQuest.

Bon Voyage!  

Process

The age of exploration

Columbus lived in the age of exploration. Use the links below to get the information!

You will here a rap song which describes the age of discovery. 

Age of Exploration - "Hit the Seas"

  1. Listen to the song on your own.
  2. Discuss with a partner: what did you understand?
  3. Click on the fallowing link for the lyrics.
  4. Look up the words you don't understand.
  5. Listen to the song again. 
  6. Try to anwer the "challenge questions", use the song and the lyrics as a help. 

Christopher Columbus

 

  1. Check out this Website and read about Christopher Columbus.
  2. Look up the words you don't understand. 

*If you woukd like you can watch the video at the end of the page. But be careful this is quite high level english. 

Now its time to do some games!

  1. Click on the link below and you will find a short quiz about Christopher Columbus. 
  2. If your finished feel free on clicking on this link to do some other exiting exercises.

Christopher Columbus Quiz

Other explorers games

Evaluation

The Age of Exploration

Together with a partner:

  1. Try to create a short overview about this age. Find some other important sailors and explorers.
  2. Use the lyrics of the rap song  "Hit the seas" to get some other names. 

Christopher Columbus 

  1. Draw a map of Christopher Columbus voyage to America. 
  1. What could Christopher Columbus have been thinking as he spotted land. Write a short diary together with a partner.

Conclusion

You are now able to anwer any question about Christopher Columbs and the age of exploration. There are a lot of things and places to discover in your life as well. What would you like to discover? 

Credits

Used Websites:

http://www.ducksters.com/biography/explorers/christopher_columbus.php

https://www.flocabulary.com/age-of-exploration/

http://assets.flocabulary.com/pdfs/units/age-of-exploration-lyrics.pdf

http://mrnussbaum.com/columbus

http://mrnussbaum.com/readingcomp/columbusstory/

http://mrnussbaum.com/explorers/exploreractivities/

Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94dY-QxjDiE

Teacher Page

The age of exploration is one of the most interesting historical ages and Christopher Columbus one of the most famous explorers. In the US they are even celebrating Columbus Day, the arrival of Christopher Columbus. I think, it's important to get to know more about this man and his voyage.

In this WebQuest the students gain more knowledge through different kind of exercises. They can listen to music, read texts, watch videos and play games.I know that history is not something for everyone and some students might not like it at all but this should encourage every student to learn in the way he/she wants to. 

Aims:

  • The Students are able to gain more general knowledge about the age of exploration.
  • The Studnets are able to tell some fact about Christoper Columus life.
  • The Student are able to tell the story of Christopher Columbus voyage.
  • The Studnet are able to reflect how it would have been to explore a "new world" for the first time.