Research Worksheet

Research using books from the classroom library and the school or public libraries to find the following information about your explorer. When the teacher has signed off on your research, please enter your explorer’s information into the database.

1.) Name of Explorer

2.) Where did they begin their journey (country of origin)?

3.) What year did they begin this journey?

4.) What did they discover?

5.) What year (exact date if found) was it discovered?

6.) Why did your explorer go on his journey? What was/were he/they searching for?

Include the following information to help the teacher assess your grade. This will NOT be included in the class database.

1.) Where did you find this information? Provide the teacher with a list of the books you used and where you found these books.