Explorers and Discoveries by Anita Mathur

Explorers and Discoveries by Anita Mathur https://padlet.com/anitamathur1/u5brfc1l6tk1 Name an explorer you know about or one you would like to find out more about. Who were they? What did they discover? Remember to include an image. en-us 2017-11-21 04:18:58 UTC 2024-11-25 23:38:22 UTC hello@padlet.com Vasco da Gama by Anita Mathur anitamathur1 https://padlet.com/anitamathur1/u5brfc1l6tk1/wish/208957875 Vasco da Gama (1460 - 1524) was a Portuguese explorer. He led the first expedition that traveled from Europe to India by sailing around Africa. This was an important discovery of a trade route by sea as before this people thought the only way to travel from Europe to India was by land. This was expensive and took a long time. This discovery meant that people in Europe could more easily trade with India for spices and tea.]]> 2017-11-21 04:22:20 UTC https://padlet.com/anitamathur1/u5brfc1l6tk1/wish/208957875 Christopher Columbus by Adam 27ayua https://padlet.com/anitamathur1/u5brfc1l6tk1/wish/209888810 Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) was an Italian explorer and navigator. Christopher Columbus discovered the New World. He sailed in the Santa Maria from Spain and crossed the Atlantic. They wanted to find a new path to India. When they sailed, there were ships called the Pinta and the Nina followed besides the Santa Maria.

]]> 2017-11-24 11:01:44 UTC https://padlet.com/anitamathur1/u5brfc1l6tk1/wish/209888810 Armstrong by Elsa https://padlet.com/anitamathur1/u5brfc1l6tk1/wish/210004114 Armstrong was born August 5,1930 and he died August 25, 2012. Neil Armstrong was born on his grandfather's farm near Wapakoneta, Ohio, on August 5, 1930. As a young boy, Armstrong fell in love with flying. He was a great explorer. On July 20, 1969, he became the first person to walk on the moon.This was one of the greatest achievements in exploration in the history of humankind. ]]> 2017-11-25 06:52:50 UTC https://padlet.com/anitamathur1/u5brfc1l6tk1/wish/210004114 Buzz Aldrin by Panha https://padlet.com/anitamathur1/u5brfc1l6tk1/wish/210134941 Buzz was born January 1930 he was an engineer and a astronaut he was one of the first 2 humans to set foot on the moon he was was commanded by Neil armstrong he was an u.s air officer his mission was to go to the moon and come back alive he success fully did it. he retired on July 1971 he spent 12 days 1 hour and 52 minutes in space his current age is 87 years old he went at 3:15.]]> 2017-11-26 13:17:42 UTC https://padlet.com/anitamathur1/u5brfc1l6tk1/wish/210134941 Ferdinand Magellan by chace https://padlet.com/anitamathur1/u5brfc1l6tk1/wish/210291991 Ferdinand Magellan was was born on october 12, 1492 in southern Spain. e was portuguese.
He became an explorer because he wanted fame and lots of money. Ferdinand set out in Spain 1519 with a fleet of five ships. Magellan
is best known as the first
person to travel completely
around the globe.
Early in his career magellan was first a soldier.]]> 2017-11-27 08:38:13 UTC https://padlet.com/anitamathur1/u5brfc1l6tk1/wish/210291991 Henry Hudson by Jona https://padlet.com/anitamathur1/u5brfc1l6tk1/wish/210324717 Believed to have been born in the late 16th century, English explorer Henry Hudson made two unsuccessful sailing voyages in search of an ice-free passage to Asia. In 1609, he embarked on a third voyage funded by the Dutch East India Company that took him to the New World and the river that would be given his name.]]> 2017-11-27 10:35:43 UTC https://padlet.com/anitamathur1/u5brfc1l6tk1/wish/210324717 Gertrude Bell by Arisa https://padlet.com/anitamathur1/u5brfc1l6tk1/wish/210333480 Gertrude Bell was born in the 14 July 1868 and died in the 12 of July 1926. Gertrude Bell was an English writer, traveler, political officer, administrator, and archaeologist. She explored and mapped countries in the Middle East. Gertrude Bell traveled mostly to Greater Syria, Mesopotamia, Asia Minor, and Arabia. Gertrude Bell spoke many different languages like Arabic, Persian, French, German, Italian,and Turkish, also English. Because she had a lot of knowledge and experience about the Middle East she was able to convince the British Imperial in making policies.]]> 2017-11-27 11:07:35 UTC https://padlet.com/anitamathur1/u5brfc1l6tk1/wish/210333480 Yuri Gagarin by Nak https://padlet.com/anitamathur1/u5brfc1l6tk1/wish/210799874 Yuri Gagarin was born on March 9th, 1934 in the small village of Klushino, which lies around 125 miles from Moscow.Yuri Gagarin, the famous Soviet cosmonaut and pilot was the first human to explore outer space On April 12th, 1961, aboard Vostok 1 he became the first man to journey into space, a trip which lasted 108 minutes but transformed him into a legend The Vostok 1 mission successfully made a single orbit around Earth in only 1 hour and 48 minutes.He was awarded to be a Hero of the Soviet Union, Order of Lenin.Yuri Gagarin passed away at the age of 34, on March 27th, 1968 during a routine training flight. His jet fighter MiG-15 UTI crashed near Kirzhach, Russia. His body was cremated and the ashes were buried in the Kremlin Wall Necropolis on the main city square in Moscow, Red Square.]]> 2017-11-28 09:51:02 UTC https://padlet.com/anitamathur1/u5brfc1l6tk1/wish/210799874 Sir Francis Drake by Dita https://padlet.com/anitamathur1/u5brfc1l6tk1/wish/210816129 Sir Francis Drake was born in Tavistock, Devon in around 1540. He died on 28 January 1596 around the coast of Portobello. led by his cousin, John Hawkins, he builded one of the first English slaving voyages as part of the fleet. Sir Francis became the first Englishman to navigate the Straits of Magellan in order to reach the pacific. ]]> 2017-11-28 10:47:06 UTC https://padlet.com/anitamathur1/u5brfc1l6tk1/wish/210816129 Marco Polo by Wonglee https://padlet.com/anitamathur1/u5brfc1l6tk1/wish/211346643 in 1271 the Polo family decided
to emdark on a long, adventurous journey in asia, travelling around 15,000 miles and passing through china, Japan and India. Marco documented all these experiences.]]> 2017-11-29 12:09:18 UTC https://padlet.com/anitamathur1/u5brfc1l6tk1/wish/211346643 Captain James Cook by Elena https://padlet.com/anitamathur1/u5brfc1l6tk1/wish/211389970 Captain James Cook was born in October 27, 1728 in Martin, England . He wanted to sail because he wanted to go far as any man could go. Captain James Cook sail to New Zealand first he claimed New Zealand for 6 mouths then soon after that they found Australia. ]]> 2017-11-29 14:06:52 UTC https://padlet.com/anitamathur1/u5brfc1l6tk1/wish/211389970 Sir Ernst Shackleton By Helmi https://padlet.com/anitamathur1/u5brfc1l6tk1/wish/211775336 Sir Ernst Shackleton was a polar Explorer who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic. One of his famous expeditions was crossing of Antarctica from sea to sea via the pole. When he was trying to cross the Antarctica he and his crew's boat got trapped in the middle of two large packs of ice. The crew escaped from the boat and no-one died. The crew went and took some stuff out of the boat. When the crew didn't have enough food to eat they started to eat their dogs . When the ice was starting to break they had to use their safety boats. They built the sail by themselves and headed off to the Elephant island. When they came to the Elephant island they sent off a few members of the group to another island. On that island they went to a village to ask for help.]]> 2017-11-30 10:43:48 UTC https://padlet.com/anitamathur1/u5brfc1l6tk1/wish/211775336 Charles Wilkes by Alethea https://padlet.com/anitamathur1/u5brfc1l6tk1/wish/211776963 Charles Wilkes was an American naval officer ,ships captan, and an explorer. He led the United states Exploring expedition,1838-1842 and commanded the ship in the Trent Affair during the Americans civil war (1861-1865),where he attacked a Royal mail ship,Almost leading to war between the US and the UK.His behavior led two convictions by court-Martial , one stemming from the massacre of almost 80 Fijians on Malolo in 1840. Charles Wilkes was born on April 3, 1798 born in New York city, New York.]]> 2017-11-30 10:49:38 UTC https://padlet.com/anitamathur1/u5brfc1l6tk1/wish/211776963 Dorothea sibylle by Janora https://padlet.com/anitamathur1/u5brfc1l6tk1/wish/212168205 Dorothea sibylle was born in 1540 in Germany she travel to Bangkok to Austia she work at German after lots of year she use to help animal and she explore in Switzerland Liegnitz und Brieg live as the same country as Dorothea sibylle .
]]> 2017-12-01 08:19:27 UTC https://padlet.com/anitamathur1/u5brfc1l6tk1/wish/212168205 Edmund Hillary by Takuto https://padlet.com/anitamathur1/u5brfc1l6tk1/wish/212556733

Edmund Hillary was a New Zealand mountaineer explorer. Hillary because the first clumbers of mount Everest in 1953.

Hillary became interested in mountaineering in secondary school. He made his first major climb in 1939 reaching the mount Oliver. He served in the Royal New Zealand Air Force as a navigator during the world war 2. After the war, he started to try to climb mount Everest.

He also became first person to reach both north and south poles and summit Everest in 1958.

]]> 2017-12-03 02:02:52 UTC https://padlet.com/anitamathur1/u5brfc1l6tk1/wish/212556733 Sir Francis Drake by Jack Gallardo https://padlet.com/anitamathur1/u5brfc1l6tk1/wish/212557392 Drake was born in engleand around 1540. As a young man he joined a fleete belonging to his family, the Hakens family. Together they seized and looted ships. Drake soon realized that the new african slave trade offered a bigger fortune then piracy. And like many people of his time engaged in this terrible business. In 1567 he took a ship of captives and sold them to the new world. It was banned by Spain, then Spain attacked and it started a war. On the bright side, Drake got his revenge on Spain. Also he was the second person to travel arond the worlld. and some spanish people said that he had super natural powers and that he had some sort of magic mirror or that he was in touch with Satan and even that he was Satan and no man! He died at sea and they never found his body.

]]> 2017-12-03 02:24:45 UTC https://padlet.com/anitamathur1/u5brfc1l6tk1/wish/212557392 Leonardo da Vinci by Floyd https://padlet.com/anitamathur1/u5brfc1l6tk1/wish/212580613 Exploration is the study of unfamiliar areas or topics. Leonardo da Vinci was a renaissance man (someone who does many things very well). He explored the human body, engineering, mathematics, the arts, astronomy, plants and other topics.

Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452 in Vinci, Italy; he died on May 2, 1519 in Ambioise, Kingdom of France.

His famous works included Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, The Vitruvian Man, design of a parachute, hand glider and flying machines.

]]> 2017-12-03 10:58:55 UTC https://padlet.com/anitamathur1/u5brfc1l6tk1/wish/212580613 Ferdinand Magellan by Sombath https://padlet.com/anitamathur1/u5brfc1l6tk1/wish/212757423 Ferdinand Magellan was born on October 12,1492 in Southern Spain.Magellan was best known as the first person to travel around the globe.early in his career,he the first solider.During the Battle of Hastings Magellan was injured.His leg must be cut by operation.The wooden leg needs to fit it but i does'n fit properly.Magellan walk with a limp for the rest of his life,he also lost an eye tho by AK-47.Magellan was trading with China for spices,silks and plastic toys which he could bring it back to Europe and sell at huge profit.He travel in a different way.He must be in a different way he is,Magellan brings 5 ships, led by Trinidad South Africa,he went west to east of Trinidad.He discovered a new route thorough Panama Canal.In the process,he also discovered the pacific ocean.He died in April 27,1521 in Mactan Philippines]]> 2017-12-04 09:45:53 UTC https://padlet.com/anitamathur1/u5brfc1l6tk1/wish/212757423 John Ledyard- By:Yi https://padlet.com/anitamathur1/u5brfc1l6tk1/wish/213249491 Ledyard was born in Groton, Connecticut, in November 1751. He was the first child of Abigail and Capt. John Ledyard. A day or so after the child was born Capt. John boarded his (father's) ship and sailed for the West Indies. Three years later Ledyard joined his grandfather in Hartford, Connecticut, where he attended school. His grandfather died just before Ledyard turned 20.]]> 2017-12-05 12:45:49 UTC https://padlet.com/anitamathur1/u5brfc1l6tk1/wish/213249491 Alexender graham bell by irrham https://padlet.com/anitamathur1/u5brfc1l6tk1/wish/213249708 graham bell discover about phones.Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922), the Scottish-born American scientist best known as the inventor of the telephone, worked at a school for the deaf while attempting to invent a machine that would transmit sound by electricity. Bell was granted the first official patent for his telephone in March 1876, though he would later face years of legal challenges to his claim that he was its sole inventor, resulting in one of history’s longest patent battles. Bell continued his scientific work for the rest of his life, and used his success and wealth to establish various research centers nationwde.]]> 2017-12-05 12:46:22 UTC https://padlet.com/anitamathur1/u5brfc1l6tk1/wish/213249708 John cabot by Angela https://padlet.com/anitamathur1/u5brfc1l6tk1/wish/213646651 John cabot was born in 1405 Liverpool,England.Same place and that Christopher Culmbus was born.when John cabot was really young he sail and explore new lands.John dreamed about having to go to different countries in a faster way.
John came back to England with his wife and 11 sons.
But shortly he went sailing again and many passengers were lost,after it was the end of John cabot.

]]> 2017-12-06 11:26:48 UTC https://padlet.com/anitamathur1/u5brfc1l6tk1/wish/213646651 Christopher Columbus by Sawyer https://padlet.com/anitamathur1/u5brfc1l6tk1/wish/214386553 Christoper combs discovered america in 1492 he left Span with

three ships - the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria - out of the Spanish port of Palos on August 3, 1492. His objective was to sail west until he reached Asia (the Indies) where the riches of gold, pearls and spice awumbus.htm

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Christopher Columbus Discovers America, 1492. Columbus led his three ships - the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria - out of the Spanish port of Palos on August 3, 1492. His objective was to sail west until he reached Asia (the Indies) where the riches of gold, pearls and spice awaited.

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On August 3, 1492, Columbus and his crew set sail from Spain in three ships: the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria. On October 12, the ships made landfall—not in Asia, as Columbus assumed, but on one of the Bahamian islands.

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