Captive Passage - Arrival: Life in the Americas. The Age of Exploration. Activity One Students: Create a Compass. Instructions for Students Two types of compasses are included in this activity. The box compass is more complicated and requires more materials than the water compass. A water compass can easily be made during a class period. Create a Box Compass Materials: Square box with sides no more than 2" high (bottom of a half-gallon milk carton will do)Cardboard circle small enough to lay flat in bottom of box1 1/2" nail with head1 large paper clip, straightenedCompass Rose (click to download a pdf file)Magnet (one from the front of the refrigerator will do)Glue or tape Directions: Pierce the center of the box bottom with the 1 1/2" nail from the bottom up into the box.Take the straightened paper clip and compare to the diameter of your compass rose. Create a Water Compass Small paper clip, straightenedSmall piece of styrofoam (packing peanut works great)Bowl of waterMagnet (one from the front of the refrigerator will do)Permanent marker Back to Activities.
Online Exhibitions. The Age of Exploration. Age of exploration. Exploration of North America, 1492-1700. Explorers of North America. Juan de Oñate y Salazar (1550? -1626) was a Spanish conquistador who established the colony of New Mexico for Spain and became New Mexico's first governor. Oñate, the son of a conquistador who made a fortune in silver, was married to a granddaughter of Hernán Cortés. In 1595, Oñate requested that he be sent to conquer and rule New Mexico, search for treasure (especially the legendary silver treasure of Quivira), and bring Christianity to the local Indians. After governmental approval, Oñate left for New Mexico in January, 1598, with 400 settlers and soldiers (and their livestock). In July 1598, the expedition crossed the Rio Grande at El Paso. In 1601, Oñate led an expedition to the Great Plains of America that tried, unsuccessfully, to find the legendary silver of Quivira (thought to be in what is now central Kansas, east of Salina).
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