Age of Exploration

Welcome to The Mariners' Museum Age of Exploration On-Line Curriculum Guide. The materials that follow address maritime discovery from ancient times to Captain Cook's 1768 voyage to the South Pacific.

Teachers can use the curriculum guide in a variety of ways. It is especially appropriate for grades three through high school world history and geography. The curriculum weaves together visual images, video, and text, as well as materials that can be downloaded or printed for transperancies, presentations, or reports. It includes lesson plans, vocabulary, links to related web sites, and guides to other reference materials. Teachers planning a field trip to The Mariners' Museum will find the guide valuable for classroom sessions before and after their visit, but it can also stand alone, bringing the Museum's treasures into the classroom.

The Guide materials are based on The Mariners' Museum Age of Exploration Gallery, in which intriguing artifacts, videos, and other material trace how technological inventions and growing knowlegde of the Earth and skies made possible the voyages of exploration and discovery that changed the course of history.

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The Age of Exploration On-Line Curriculum Guide was developed with a generous grant from Verizon.