Forces of exploration -- An unknown land -- The meaning of Aboriginal names -- Mapping the route -- Arrival of the Norse -- The age of discovery -- Columbus sets sail -- Life aboad the Discovery Ships -- John Cabot -- The Portuguese in North America -- Giovanni da Verrazzano -- Jacques Cartier -- When Cartier came to our land -- Martin Frobisher -- Samuel de Champlain -- People with different ideas -- Henry Hudson -- British explorers in the Arctic -- Timeline -- Research activity: How to use maps of historical sites -- Creative activity: Two cultures meet