Great Canadian Explorers

<http://www.pch.gc.ca/csp-pec/english/about/multimedia/explorers/>

Canadian Heritage <http://www.pch.gc.ca/> provides this information in

French and English

CLN Explorers Theme page

<http://www.cln.org/themes/explorers.html >

Extensive annotated list of sites

Canadian Encyclopedia

<http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/>

Searchable and bilingual source of information. Click on Discover Canada to

see more about Discovering the Northwest Passage.

2Learn:Early Canadian Explorers

<http://www.2learn.ca/currlinks/2teach/netsteps/Explore1.htm>

Provides links to sites about Hudson, Cartier, Champlain, Cabot as well as

a link to the Maritime Museum with its exploration timeline

Canadian Geographical Names

<http://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/english/schoolnet/explorers.html>

This link takes you to information about places in Canada that are named

after our explorers

National Atlas of Canada

<http://atlas.gc.ca/english/products/thematic/explore/english/html/explore.html>

Click on the maps to enlarge. Click on boxed sections of the maps to get

more information. There is no cost to the online maps.

There are some sites that guide students in their research of explorers.

Compare the following three examples, all of which have value, and decide

which approach you think would be most effective in engaging students to

learn about explorers and exploration...

Alberta Explorer Project

<http://www.get2knowcanada.ca/project_exp.htm>

Canadian Explorers Hall of Fame - Web Quest

<http://www.rupert.net/~rtoor/Entrance.htm>

Explorer Homeport - Web Quest

<http://wwwsil.bham.wednet.edu/Curriculum/escenario.htm>