Explain to you students what an explorer is. Describe the courageous voyage of Ferdinand Magellan across the world. Have the students find the webpage about Ferdinand Magellan Have the students read over the webpage. Discuss the hardships of making such a voyage around the world. Have the student imagine that they were going to take a voyage around the world. What would they need? Who would they bring? How long would it take? What are the dangers that they would face? Have the students create a ship's log similar to the one on the webpage of Ferdinand Magellan.