Ferdinand Magellan (1480 - 1521)

 

 

 

 

 

Click Ferdinand Magellan's name below for WWW links.

1. A Thinkquest article with a picture of Magellan.

2. About Magellan's voyage.

3. Try this quiz about Magellan

4. Dean and Nathan wrote this projecy about Magellan.

5. Bartlett Junior School wrote this project about Ferdinand Magellan.  It includes a picture and map.

6. An illustrated article about Ferdinand Magellan.

7. Mark Patrick Telford, aged 9yrs 6mths, wrote this project about Ferdinand Magellan.  He includes as imaginary ships log.

8. This information from the Maritime Museum is difficult but very interesting with a picture of Ferdinand Magellan and of his ship.

9. Anthony Tran wrote this project about Magellan.  He included some pictures.

10. Magellan's voyage was completed after his death.  This web page tells the story with a map and picture.

11. Alex in Grade 8 wrote this project about Magellan.  He included a map and picture. 

12. This is a map of Magellan's voyage.

13. An interesting article about Ferdinand Magellan from the National Maritime Museum. 

14. Find out about scurvy, a common disease among sailors during the voyages of exploration. 

15. What navigational tools did the explorers use?  This is a link to Matsumoto school's excellent project.

16. Life aboard ship.

17. Life aboard ship.

18. Keeping healthy aboard ship.

19. What did early sailors eat?   Biscuits yum-yum!

20. Click here for a blank map of the world.

  For a worksheet to help you organise the information you find

For information on the other explorers.