You have been tasked by the King and Queen to act as an undercover agent and spy on explorers from other countries who are journeying to the New World. Your mission is to follow Captain Sparrow's orders, closely track each explorer without being detected, and report back detailed information about their missions, activities, and discoveries according to a specific list of topics. You have been provided a ship, crew, and supplies to complete this important intelligence gathering mission, which aims to gain strategic knowledge about your kingdom's rivals competing for land and trade in order to determine the strongest power in Europe.

1. A message from the King and Queen You, as an undercover agent for the King and Queen, are hereby authorized to make a journey to the New World on behalf of our kingdom. Your mission is to follow Captain Sparrow’s orders and spy on the top explorer’s from other countries to gain knowledge of their missions. You will need to follow them closely without getting caught. Find out all you can about their mission. Captain Sparrow has a list of things we would like to know about each explorer. You must follow the list exactly. You will be provided with a ship, crew, and all the necessary provisions for an extensive journey to the New World. Certain precise requirements must be met if you expect to be rewarded for your achievements. In order to fulfill your contract you will make a report on each Explorer. Using an Explorer's Notebook you will report all of your findings about each explorer Good luck on your journey and Godspeed. All of our rivals are competing for land, trade and wealth. Whoever wins will be the strongest kingdom in Europe. It is imperative that you succeed. The Monarchy

2. Task: Your task is to complete a full report on each Explorer listed below. You will follow each explorer on their route or routes to the New World carefully finding answers to all of the questions the King and Queen have asked. You will complete this task by taking notes and then creating a report on each Explorer in an Explorer notebook. Captain Sparrow has left you a list of the questions for you and your crew to answer they are listed below. He has also helped you out by giving you websites in which you can find answers to your questions. Your crew will consist of yourself and a partner. You must determine which job each of you will take on in order to complete your mission. The two of you will then combine to write your reports on each explorer following the guidelines in your Explorers notebook.

3. Researchers Identify which country funded the explorer’s exploration. Describe, in 3 well-developed sentences, which region of the new world each explorer discovered. (You need to include exact and relative location) In 4 well developed sentences, explain how each country/explorer related with Native Americans In 3 well developed sentences, Identify the number of voyages that each explorer made. What was the range of years for each voyage? Capture a map of the explorer's voyage(s). Biographers Determine the years that each explorer lived. Describe, in 4 well-developed sentences, significant events in the life of each explorer. (You must identify what contributions he made to his country) In 5 well-developed sentences, analyze, the impact each explorer had on his country. Explain how the economic and military power of each country changes? Describe how the country benefits from the voyage? Elaborate on the new wealth brought to the country. Capture a picture of each explorer

4. Websites Henry Hudson http://www. ianchadwick . com/hudson/hudson_maps . htm http: //odur .let.rug.nl/~usa/E/newnetherlands/nl1. htm http://www.mariner. org/educationalad/ageofex/hudson . php http://www. hudsonriver . com/halfmoonpress/stories/hudson .htm Hernando de Cortez http://www. ucalgary . ca/applied_history/tutor/eurvoya/aztec .html http://www. thepirateking .com/bios/index. htm http://www. hyperhistory .net/apwh/bios/b4hcortez_p1jf.htm Christopher Columbus http://www.mariner. org/educationalad/ageofex/columbus . php http://www. ucalgary . ca/applied_history/tutor/eurvoya/columbus .html http://www. socialstudiesforkids .com/articles/worldhistory/columbus1. htm John Cabot http://www.win. tue . nl/ %7Eengels/discovery/cabot.html http://www. stemnet . nf . ca/CITE/excabot . htm http://www. stemnet . nf . ca/CITE/kiexp . htm http://www.mariner. org/educationalad/ageofex/cabot . php DO NOT MISTAKE HIS SON'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR HIS!! Jacques Cartier http://www.mariner. org/educationalad/ageofex/french . php http://www.win. tue . nl/cs/fm/engels/discovery/cartier .html http://www. collectionscanada .ca/explorers/kids/h3-1320-e.html http://www.civilization.ca/vmnf/explor/carti_e2.html Hernado de Soto http://www. floridahistory .com/inset44.html http://www. taltrust . org/de_soto . htm http://library. thinkquest .org/J002678F/de_soto. htm

5. Evaluation Rubric B= 53-48 C= 47-42 A= 60-54 Use appropriate # of sentences in report. Appropriate # of sentences not used throughout report. Complete sentences not used. Organization Report is written in a creative way that interests the reader. Little creativity shown in report. No creativity shown in report. Creativity Group members worked well together. Each member contributed evenly to the research and reports. Group members worked well together, but had problems staying on-task. One member of the group did most of the work. One group member completed all of the work. Reports were not completed on time. Crew Cooperation Answer all questions the King & Queen have asked. Answer most of the questions the King and Queen asked. Very few questions answered the the King & Queen asked. Content 15 10 5 Explorer Reports