Artifacts

=Natacha Edmondson=

Artifacts:

 * Wooden Ship - On March 4, 1513, Ponce de León and at least 200 men set out from Puerto Rico on three ships: the //Santiago//, the //San Cristobal// and the //Santa Maria de la Consolacion//. They sailed northwest and on April 2, 1513, they sighted land. Ponce de León believed he discovered another island. He named this new land //La Florida// in honor of Pascua Florida (Festival of the Flowers), Spain's Eastertime celebration.
 * Coquina - Coquina (ko-kee-na) is a sedimentary rock made up of broken shells and sand, which become cemented with calcite from the shells themselves. The Spaniards used coquina to build the Castillo de San Marcos and other buildings in St. Augustine, Florida.
 * Inflatable Earth Globe Beach Ball (CMC) – Students can use this globe to track the routes the European explorers made to the New World and their journey’s as they explored their new territories. The globe provides a three dimensional perspective of the Explorers’ travels and will help many students including tactile learners grasp geographic concepts.
 * National Geographic MapMaker Interactive - Like many explorers during the 15th and 16th century, students can become cartographers as they learn about the exploration age of the New World. Students can use the MapMaker Interactive to plot the routes of the Spanish and French explorers who sailed to Florida. They can label these routes with important names and dates. Creating a graphic to exhibit key events within Florida’s exploration era will help students to visualize a timeline and the sequence of events during this important time period. __ [] __

**Faith Griffin**

 * Artifacts:**


 * Water- Ponce de Leon a Spanish explorer searched for the Fountain of Youth in 1513. Legend has it that if you drink from the fountain you will remain young forever. During his search Ponce de Leon discovered and named Florida after Pascua Florida which means “season of flowers” in Spanish.
 * Sand- Explorers traveled in search of new land to claim in the name of their country.
 * Spices- Spices were rare and valuable because of this kings and queens paid explorers to search for shorter routes to bring spices to their countries.
 * Gold- Explorers traveled in search of new wealth and riches such as gold to take back to the kings and queens of the countries who financed their explorations.

=Ana Bechel=

**__Artifacts__**

 * Teacher Tube: An explorer's song about discovering America. Features all of the Florida Explorers and also introduces Christopher Columbus.
 * Portraits of de Soto, de Leon, and Mende: These are to give students visuals of their explorers.
 * Maps: These maps show the specific routes of all the explorers. Using these maps, students can track the miles and actual distance of their travels.

=Chanelle Maxwell=

__Artifacts:__

 * Picture of Shell Mound: One of the first settlers to Florida were the tribe once known as the Calusa's. This tribe would use shells to build the homes, and shell mounds
 * Sea Shells: Hundreds of years ago, the Calusa cherished sea shell, and even fought for it as if it were gold!
 * Necklace: The Calusa's would also use sea shells for utensils and even jewelry.