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- 4th - 5th
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Students explore the Lewis and Clark expedition and reflect on their encounter with Native Americans. They explore the impact of Native Americans on the success of the expedition and then read to discover the feelings of many Native Americans to Full Review »
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- 7th - 9th
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Students read and discuss "The Louisiana Purchase and the Corps of Discovery" and "studenT and Young Adult Books about Lewis and Clark". They read "The Cheyenne Way of Peace: Sweet Medicine" and consider the two view points. Full Review »
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- 5th - 7th
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Students study and identify birds that Lewis and Clark saw on the Corp Of Discovery in ND. They create a PowerPoint on the characteristics and habitats of that bird and key information on how to identify them. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students conduct research on an animal Lewis and Clark encountered on their journey, compare numerous factors from past and present, and report findings to other groups by web page or discussion board. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students explore Meriweather Lewis and iam Clark. They explore their contributions to history, and what their significance is in a timeline of Vermillion, South Dakota history. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 8th
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Students practice descriptive language when one student describes an object to another student who cannot see it. They guess what the object is and relate the experience to that of the Lewis and Clark expeditionary journals. Full Review »
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- 6th - 10th
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Students research the Native Americans living in the regions explored by Lewis and Clark. They identify the modern-day names of sites claimed by the Lakota Indians, and create a poster of the original Native American names. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students examine the actual supply lists of the Lewis and Clark Expedition and determine the possible use/importance of the items. Then they participate in a simulation in which they take a similar expedition, only in the 21st century. They write a letter to the president, justifying/rationalizing their choice of items. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 6th
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Students are introduced to the Louisiana Purchase and Lewis and Clark's expedition. They are explained that the Peace Medal Nickel, was the first nickel in the Westward Journey Nickel Series. Full Review »
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- 9th
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Students study the plants and animals Lewis and Clark discovered on their expedition. There is a plant illustrator, a plant recorder, an animal illustrator, and an animal recorder. They research the plants and animals and the team consolidates their work into journals. Full Review »

