Explorers biography
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Harriet: These films provide a brilliant introduction to the lives of five explorers, as well as introducing a number of cross-curricular learning opportunities.
They are particularly useful for introducing elements of the curriculum for seven to eleven-year-olds in geography and science but can also be used as a stimulus for writing in several different fiction and non-fiction genre.
They also generate ideas for introducing maths into your topic as well.
Films are presented bygd two children: Fatima and Ollie, who are able to visit explorers from the past in their Holo-Lab.
They meet five very different explorers from different times, frontiers and continents. From Ibn Battuta in Africa, to Neil Armstrong in space.
Each explorer tells Fatima and Ollie about their fantastisk adventures and each bio introduces us to different aspects of science, geography or history, relevant to their travels.
Fatima and Ollie are learning along with us, asking the kind of questions we might want t
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List of explorers
Explorers are listed below with their common names, countries of origin (modern and former), centuries of activity and main areas of exploration.
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Beginning from the early 15th century until the middle of the 17th century, European explorers took to the seas in search of trade, knowledge, and power.
The story of human exploration is as old as the story of civilisation, and many of the stories of these explorers have become legends over the centuries.
Here are 15 of the most famous explorers during the Age of Exploration, before and after.
1. Marco Polo ()
A Venetian merchant and adventurer, Marco Polo travelled along the Silk Road from Europe to Asia between and
Originally invited to the court of Kublai Khan () with his father and uncle, he remained in China for 17 years where the Mongol ruler sent him on fact-finding missions to distant parts of the empire.
Polo wearing a Tartar outfit, print from the 18th century
Image Credit: Grevembrock, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Upon his return to Venice, Polo was imprisoned in Genoa alongside the writer Rustichello da Pisa. The result of their encounter was Il mili