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Pbs Learning Media: Montana: Lewis and Clark Find the Great Falls of the Missouri River
This lesson gives students an introduction to the state of Montana. Students will be introduced to key events and people from Montana, as well as learn how boundaries are established and maintained, and how culture influences one's...
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Pbs: Lewis and Clark and Native Americans, Part One
Contains a lesson plan that looks at the relationship between the Corps of Discovery and the Dakota Nation. Includes hyperlinks for supplementary information, links to national standards, and teaching strategies. From PBS.
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Pbs: Lewis and Clark and Native Americans, Part Two
A great site for a lesson plan looking at the geography of where the Dakota Sioux lived and the impact on their way of life brought about by the Corps of Discovery. Online resources are provided as well as lesson plans, teaching...
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Pbs: Lewis and Clark and Native Americans, Part Three
A great lesson plan that has your students exploring the interaction between the people of the Corps of Discovery and the Indian tribes they met on their journey to and from the Pacific Ocean. Web site resources, worksheets, and...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Explore!
The Manifest Destiny of the 1800's began with Thomas Jefferson's dramatic political foresight of arranging the Louisiana Purchase. The stories of courage and determination from these lands began with the Lewis and Clark expedition. For...
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: American Explorers [Pdf]
"American Explorers" is a one page, non-fiction, reading passage about the Lewis and Clark Expedition. They traveled from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean with the help of Native Americans and made maps along the way. It is followed by...
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: American Explorers [Pdf]
"American Explorers" is a one page, non-fiction, reading passage about the Lewis and Clark Expedition from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean. Along the way they drew maps for future travels. It is followed by constructed-response questions...
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U.s. Mint: We're Going on a Bison Hunt [Pdf]
For this four-part lesson, examine the significance of the Louisiana Purchase and Lewis and Clark's Expedition. Then take the students on a simulated bison hunt to understand the importance of the bison as a food and materials source in...
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U.s. Mint: Which Came First? [Pdf]
Introduce students to the Louisiana Purchase and Lewis and Clark's Expedition. Then, using the tails side of the Keelboat Nickel as a guide, make a timeline of the westward journey.
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U.s. Mint: Let's Build a Map [Pdf]
In this four-part lesson, students study the map of the Louisiana Purchase and the trail of Lewis and Clark's Expedition. Then, build a classroom map displaying the events of the Westward Expansion.
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U.s Mint: Which Side Is Which [Pdf]
Introduce students to the Louisiana Purchase and Lewis and Clark's Expedition. Then take a look at the Peace Medal nickel and differentiate between heads and the tails sides. Finally, do a coin-flip activity, and record and analyze the...
Discovering Lewis & Clark
Discovering Lewis & Clark: Moreau River
Artist rendering of a picture depicting the Corps of Discovery camping at the mouth of the Moreau River on the night of June 3, 1804.
Discovering Lewis & Clark
Discovering Lewis & Clark: Mrc Map of the Big Bend (1880S)
Presents the Missouri River Commission's map of the Big Bend from the 1880s.
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Pbs: Events in the West: 1800 1820
A comprehensive site on the development and history of the American West. In timeline fashion, this page details the events leading up to the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark Expedition. It continues with information about...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Lewis and Clark Barter With the Native Americans
Using the study of the Lewis and Clark expedition middle schoolers will define the term barter and give examples of bartering.
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Pbs the West: Sacagawea
Part of a comprehensive site on the American West, this page explains Sacagawea's legendary role in the Lewis and Clark expedition.
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Monticello: A Day in the Life of Thomas Jefferson
Experience a typical day at Monticello for the retired President Thomas Jefferson. This site provides links to the Lewis and Clark Expedition, a Jefferson biography, a timeline of Jefferson's life, and other related Jeffersonian related...
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History: Sacagawea
Encyclopedia Britannica provides a biography of Sacagawea (1788-1812), the Native American guide and interpreter on the Lewis and Clark expedition.
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Montana Kids: Sacagawea
This site provides a biography of a Shoshone Indian named Sacagawea, who became a valuable member of the celebrated Lewis and Clark expedition.
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Lesson Plan: Sacagawea
In this lesson, young scholars will learn about Sacagawea and her contributions to the Corps of Discovery and the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Ohio State University
Osu History Teaching Institute: Thomas Jefferson and the Louisiana Purchase
Eighth graders will explore via primary sources, the success of Lewis and Clark's expedition, and develop skills in analyzing documents and artifacts.
Legends of America
Legends of America: Sacagawea Leading Lewis & Clark
A profile of Sacagawea, the teenage Shoshone guide who led Lewis and Clark on their expedition.
Other
Lewis and Clark trail.com: Sacagawea
A collection of links and a video with information about Sacagawea's life, gleaned from the journals of Lewis and Clark.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Explorers for Kids: Lewis and Clark
Kids learn about the biography and life of explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on this site. Investigate how they explored the wild west of America.
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