Welcome Aboard! You were selected to join the crew of Christopher Newport. You have a long trip ahead of you, and you are responsible for recording information from the exploration to report back to the people of your sponsor country. Today you will begin by gathering information from your captain, Christopher Newport.
1. You will create a Passport for this Explorer from his point of view. Use the websites below to complete the Passport activity.
http://www.fcps.edu/KingsParkES/technology/bios/newport.htm
http://ageofex.marinersmuseum.org/index.php?&id=50
http://ageofex.marinersmuseum.org/index.php?&id=50
2. You are going to need a picture of your Explorer for his Passport. Choose from the following pictures and print one for the Passport. This picture will go inside the Passport.
3. To complete your Explorer's Passport, you will need to find a picture of his sponsor country and a picture of the location he landed and discovered in America. Use the following websites to find this information. Print the pictures to add to his Passport. The picture of the sponsor country will go on the front of the Passport. The picture of the land he discovered will go inside the Passport.
Google Search the place where your Explorer landed in America and print a picture of it for the Passport: https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl
Google Search the sponsor country of your Explorer and find a map of the sponsor country:
https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl
Google Search the sponsor country of your Explorer and find a map of the sponsor country:
https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl