GEORGE VANCOUVER

WHO IS MY EXPLORER?

• He was born in 1757 in Kings Lynn, Great Britain
• He joined the Royal Navy at the age of 13
• He died in 1798 in Petersham, Great Britain
• He was named Lieutenant of the Royal Navy
• He was a skilled map maker

WHAT DID MY EXPLORER DO?

• He mapped the western coast of North America
• He tried to find the Northwest passage to Asia but was unsuccessful
• He sailed across the Atlantic Ocean

WHERE DID MY EXPLORER DO HIS EXPLORATIONS?

• He traveled to the coast of Alaska
• He traveled to Australia and Hawaii
• He explored the Pacific Ocean and went up the coast to North America

WHEN DID MY EXPLORER GO EXPLORING?

• On April 1 , 1791 he set sail from Great Britain to the Pacific Ocean
• In 1792 he explored the west coast of North America
• In 1794 he explored the coast of Alaska
• In 1795 he travelled back to Great Britain and retired

WHY DID MY EXPLORER GO EXPLORING?

• Because he wanted to find the Northwest Passage to Asia for riches
• He wanted to explore when he was a kid
• To get treasures from the Far East in Asia

HOW DID MY EXPLORER GO EXPLORING?

• He sailed on two ships called the " Discovery " and the "Chatam"
• There were canons, a crew, a compass and food on the ship
• He used a map and a telescopes to navigate with

HOW DID THINGS CHANGE IN THE WORLD AFTER MY EXPLORER'S EXPLORATIONS?

• His maps were used in further explorations in Canada and the United States
• We have land marks in Canada that he discovered such as Vancouver and British Colombia
• He also wrote the first book ever which told about a British explorer's adventures

REFLECTIVE COMMENT

• I think his explorations are very interesting and cool because they are very well known around Canada
• He is a very interesting explorer to learn about because you can learn how parts of Canada were discovered
• He is a risk-taker because at such a young age he joined the Royal Navy even though he could have died
• He's knowledgeable because he knew how to make a map and how to navigate the waters

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