Explorers
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Resource: Marco Polo
$2.00Marco Polo is famous for his 13th century travels to China, recorded by a novelist whom he met in prison. Part of the ‘Explorers’ series, this resource examines the life of Marco Polo, his travels in Asia and his contribution to the European understanding of Asia in the Middle Ages.
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Resource: Martin Behaim
$2.00Martin Behaim was a German scientist, navigator and cartographer who accompanied the Portuguese expedition to West Africa, led by Diogo Cão. This resource describes Behaim's life and achievements.
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Resource: Matthew Flinders
$6.00This resource examines the life and achievements of Matthew Flinders and is designed to complement the Year 4 and 5 Australian History and Geography curricula.
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Resource: Nellie Bly
$2.00The 19th century interest in the wider world fostered a group of women writers who pioneered travel writing and journalism. Intrepid explorers in their own right, these women brought exotic destinations around the world into people’s homes with their writing.
Nellie Bly (born Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman) was much more than a travel writer, however, despite her books on her journey around the world to replicate Jules Verne’s classic story (for real, and in less time!). She was also a journalist who let nothing get in her way and who investigated social causes with tenacity, using her sharp intelligence to highlight the plight of those less fortunate. Her exposé on the conditions in mental asylums brought about real change.
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Resource: Ney Elias
$2.00Ney Elias was an English surveyor who explored, and mapped in detail, parts of China and the Himalaya Mountains.
This resource explores his life and achievements and is aligned with Year 6 Australian Curriculum History, Geography and HASS.
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Resource: Nicolau Coelho
$2.00Nicolau Coelho was a Portuguese explorer who accompanied Vasco De Gama, Pedro Álvares Cabral and Afonso de Albuquerque on their voyages of exploration. This resource examines his life and role in these expeditions.
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Resource: Pawel Strzelecki
$2.00Pawel Strzelecki explored the mountains of the Temperate regions of Australia in southern New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania in the 1840s. He named Mount Kosciuszko, the highest peak in Australia. Several areas have been named after him. This resource examines his explorations and the areas which he visited.
The resource aligns with Year 3 and 5 Australian Curriculum History, Geography and HASS.
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Resource: Pedro Álvares Cabral
$3.00This resource examines the life and contributions of Pedro Álvares Cabral, a Portuguese explorer who became the first European to reach South America in the year 1500.
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Resource: Pêro Vaz de Caminha
$2.00This resource examines Pêro Vaz de Caminha, a Portugese official who accompanied Pedro Cabral on his voyage to South America in the year 1500.
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Resource: Pierre François-Xavier de Charlevoix
$2.00Pierre de Charlevoix was a Jesuit priest and explorer in the early days of the French colony in Quebec. He travelled across North America, sailing down the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico.
This resource explores his life and achievements and is aligned with Year 5 Australian Curriculum History, Geography and HASS.
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Resource: Roald Amundsen
$2.00The party which was the first to reach the South Pole, was led by the Norwegian, Roald Amundsen. This resource examines his life and the knowledge which helped Amundsen, and his men, to survive in the extreme climate of Antarctica.
The resource aligns with Year 3 Australian Curriculum History, Geography and HASS.
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Resource: Robert Peary
$2.00The American, Robert Peary, had a dream to be the first man to reach the North Pole. He approached this goal in increments, first exploring Greenland and learning how to survive in Arctic conditions from the indigenous Inuit people. His claim to have reached the North Pole in 1909 is controversial, as Peary did not provide any proof and his navigation may not have been completely accurate.
This resource examines his life and aligns with Year 3 Australian Curriculum History, Geography and HASS.
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Resource: Robert Scott
$2.00This resource examines the life of “Scott of the Antarctic”, and his ill-fated expedition to the South Pole in 1911-1912. The resource focuses on the challenges of this extreme climate, and the increased struggle brought about by low morale.
The resource aligns with Year 3 Australian Curriculum History, Geography and HASS.
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Resource: Samuel de Champlain
$3.00This resource explores the life and achievements Samuel de Champlain. It is aligned with Year 5 Australian Curriculum History, Geography and HASS.
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Resource: Tenzing Norgay
$2.00Tenzing Norgay accompanied Edmund Hillary to the summit of Mount Everest in 1953. Born in the shadow of the mountain, and spending his life working with climbing expeditions, he worked his way up from porter to sirdar (head Sherpa) and was finally recognised as a full member of climbing expeditions. He was thus extremely well qualified to accompany Hillary on their successful attempt.
This resource examines his life and achievements and aligns with Year 3 and 6 Australian Curriculum History, Geography and HASS.
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Resource: Tristão da Cunha
$2.00This resource explores the life of Tristão da Cunha.
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