Amelia Earhart's Solo Flight Interesting facts and fun activities related to Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly solo...		Merchants and Miners The economics of the Gold Rush were based on an extreme case of supply and demand: merchants...
Columbus Sails the Ocean Blue Interesting facts and fun activities related to Christopher Columbus's voyage.		Go Exploring! Match terms with corresponding definitions to improve knowledge of the Age of Exploration.
Columbus Day Teach children about Christopher Columbus with these activities.		Learn About Lewis and Clark Trace the route followed by Lewis and Clark to and from the Pacific Ocean. Through which states...
Matthew Henson, Explorer A biography of Matthew Henson, an African-American explorer, with related activities.		Learn About the Growth of the USA The borders of the United States changed drastically between 1783 and 1959. Learn how the...
Europeans Explore a New Land The letters in the names of famous explorers are used to create words.		The Growth of the USA Little Book Assemble a book that shows the expansion of United States territory from 1783 to 1959.
Settling the West Review concepts of westward expansion with this matching worksheet.		Peary, Henson, and the North Pole The race to the North Pole is detailed in this sheet.
Daily Journal Topics: Exceptional Explorers Assign one of six journal topics for students on the subject of Exceptional Explorers.		Conquering Mount Everest In 1953, Hillary and Tenzing reached the summit of Mount Everest, as described in this sheet.
Explorer Research Project Use this organizer to help students complete a research project on explorers.		Popular Geography Lesson Plans Browse TeacherVision's most popular geography lesson plans for grades K-12. Use these resources...
Blind Passage The search for the maritime Northwest Passage was highly prized but never fulfilled during the...		Get Ready to Sail Use this printable to have children match numerals with an equivalent number of dots on the...
The Heartbreak of Pioneering In order to survive the rigors of frontier life, pioneers often faced difficult moral choices.		Explorations and Explorers This printable depicts explorers, the countries they explored, and the dates of occurrence.