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- 3rd - 12th
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Students assume the persona of a member of Lewis and Clark's expedition team and write a first-person introduction of that team member, and share that introduction in a 2-3 minute presentation to classmates. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students build upon their knowledge of the Corps of Discovery to research and explain the significance of gifts given to American Indians by Lewis and Clark. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students review the main objectives of the Corps of Discovery. They receive a primary source document and they are to create a skit to perform to the class. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students investigate the journal writings of Lewis and Clark and explore the Corps of Discovery. They write their own precise descriptions imitating the styles of Lewis and Clark. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students examine the relationship between the Jefferson Peace Medal and the nickels in the Westward Journey Series. They make bartering negotiations to similate the ones made by Lewis and Clark. They note the similarities and differences in their own negotiations verses those made by the Corps of Discovery. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students investigate the rivers encountered and mapped by the Corps of Discovery. They analyze maps, outline and label rivers on a blank map, complete a chart, and answer discussion questions while watching a National Geographic video, "The Power of Water." Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the expedition of Lewis and Clark. Using geographical concepts, they compare the Missouri River as they encountered it and what it is today. They work together to organize the information into a presentation that they place on their webpage. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 12th
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Students assume the persona of one of the members of Lewis and Clark's expedition team. They research a member of the expedition team, write a first-person introduction of that team member, and share that introduction in a 2-3 minute presentation to classmates. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 8th
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Students investigate the historic journey of Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery. They identify six discoveries made on the journey, participate in an online activity that traces their trail, write a journal in the first person as if they were in the Corps of Discovery, and analyze maps. Full Review »
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- 5th - 9th
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Students explore possible reasons why the Lewis and Clark expedition did not include an artist, examine the important role play by American artists before the invention of photography, and introduce students to the works of many artists who depicted America's westward expansion. Full Review »
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