Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 16:31:53 -0700 From: Classroom Connect -- Library Hot Five <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Library Hot Five #149: ColumbusQuest To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
***Library Hot Five #149: ColumbusQuest*** On the 510th anniversary of Columbus's voyage, join Classroom Connect's team of experts as they follow his sea route through the Bahamas to Cuba. Students will help discover where Columbus first set foot in the New World as they study the history of exploration and navigation. Your class will also learn about the culture of the Caribbean people and study the wildlife of the sea. Dates to Remember Today: Meet the team, preview the lessons, and check out the resources at: http://quest.classroom.com/ September 30: Preview Week begins October 7 to November 1: Receive LIVE reports from the Quest Team Columbus and Celestial Navigation http://www1.minn.net/~keithp/cn.htm Learn how Columbus tried to determine his latitude using celestial navigation on his first voyage across the Atlantic. Ocean Conservancy: Cuba http://www.cmc-ocean.org/dynamic/issues/places/cuba/cuba.htm Read about the habitat of manatees, sea turtles, and fish. The Ocean Conservancy works to protect the fragile reefs from ecological threats. Test Your Caribbean Geography Knowledge http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/caribquiz.html Take this interactive geography quiz, and pretty soon, you'll be able to locate even the tiny islands of Aruba and Guadeloupe. Exploration and Trade http://www.learner.org/exhibits/renaissance/exploration.html Renaissance sailors continued to use exploration tools developed during the Middle Ages. Learn what a trader's life was like. Click on Become a Spice Trader, and make decisions that may affect your profit. 1492: An Ongoing Voyage http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/1492/intro.html Explore the interaction between explorers and Native Americans in 1492. Use this site from the Library of Congress to discover what the New World was like before and immediately after Columbus's visit. ______________________________________________________________________ The Library Hot Five is archived! Go to: <http://www.classroom.com/library/cybrariansCorner.jhtml> Or, <http://www.classroom.com/community/email/archives.jhtml?A0=HOT5> We value our relationship with you. If you'd like to unsubscribe from our mailing list, please unsubscribe at <http://www.classroom.com/community/email/>. This Classroom Connect Mailing List is a free service. If you have trouble, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To nominate a Web site, please address your email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To find out more about Classroom Connect's complete line of innovative Internet products for K-12 schools: <http://www.classroom.com/store/storehome.jhtml> ______________________________________________________________________ ************************************************************************* If you want to unsubscribe, click and send (no body or subject: required) mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives for K12 Newsletters can be found at: http://www.classroom.com/community/email/archives.jhtml?A0=K12NEWSLETTERS
