Imaginary Portrait of Jacques Cartier,
by Théophile Hamel, ca. 1844
http://archives.ca/05/0509/050951/05095135_e.html

Now Jacques, you will tell us the rest of this mystery story.

Explore the resources below and tell how you solved the mystery of what Verrazano had discovered.  What lands did you find? What did you see?  Show us a better map of what you found.

You can present your work using either Power Point or Front Page.

 

Jacques Cartier
Susan B. Anthony Elementary School, Corona, California, has this web page with many links to Jacques Cartier.
 

Discoverers' Web: Jacques Cartier
Informative article with links to the places Cartier visited.

 

Jacques Cartier  - Biography and information from the Virtual Museum of New France.
 
Database sources to try

.  1000  nonfiction books with  fulltext articles on literature, social studies, history,  science, careers, health, sports, adventure, and technology.

Searchasaurus
School computers only
InfoTrac Student Edition- Subject Guide
INET Library- Magazines (School computers only)  The above databases are provided by the New York State Library.  The New York Online Virtual Electronic Library (NOVEL) is a statewide virtual library provided free to schools and public libraries by the New York State Library. It is currently a pilot project funded through a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant to the NY State Library by the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).

 

 

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