By: Kelly
Rhinehart & Haley Hagan
Introduction
In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed to find the new world. What kinds of things did he encounter on his trip over? Why did he set sail in the first place?
Tasks 
By: Kelly
Rhinehart & Haley Hagan
Introduction
In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed to find the new world. What kinds of things did he encounter on his trip over? Why did he set sail in the first place?
Tasks
Task 1: Create a timeline of the life of Christopher Columbus beginning with his birth in 1451, and following through until his death in 1506. Include any information you think is significant about his life.
Task 2: Pretend you were on Christopher Columbus' first voyage. Create a journal or daily log of events that happened along the way. Be sure to include what you the crewmen might have been seeing as they sailed the ocean.
Task 3: Draw a replica of one of Columbus' ships and include a description of the ship.
Resources:
During this activity, you may use the following websites to gather information to complete the assigned tasks.
The Life of Christopher Columbus
Information on Columbus' ships
Process
Use the Resources above to gather information about Christopher Columbus and his voyages, and complete the three assigned tasks.
Evaluation
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Had little or inaccurate information | Had some correct information with little detail. | Majority of information was correct and somewhat detailed. | Timeline was thorough and presented much detailed information. | |
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Had little similarity with Columbus' actual journal | Had some correct information as obtained from Columbus' journal | Journal showed much evidence of knowledge of Columbus' journey | Journal presented great amounts of factual and pertinent information. | |
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Ship favored one of the actual ships but without a lot of detail. | Ship accurately portrayed one of the actual ships and description was sufficient. | Replica of ship was thorough, with great details and description was outstanding. |
Conclusion
When you have finished, you will have a better understanding of the life and voyages of Christopher Columbus. You will have a greater sense of what it may have been like to travel across the ocean in search of new land, and what life may have been like along the way on the Nina, Pinta, or Santa Maria.
