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Econ Ed Link: Scarcity With the Lewis & Clark Expedition (Student Version) Lesson PlanEcon Ed Link: Scarcity With the Lewis & Clark Expedition (Student Version) Lesson Plan
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Council for Economic Education
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3rd - 5th
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Econ Ed Link: Scarcity With the Lewis & Clark Expedition (Student Version)

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Use this EconEdLink intermediate lesson to teach your students about the concept of scarcity. Allow students to use the interactive simulation of the Lewis and Clark Expedition to demonstrate their ability to make sound decisions in the face of scarcity and adversity.

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scarcity

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econedlink, limited resources, needs, scarce, scarce resources, wants, council for economic education, e.s.16, econedlink: scarcity with the lewis & clark expedition (student version), lewis and clark expedition

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional

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Preparing for the Lewis and Clark Expedition

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The Corps of Discovery: The Lewis and Clark Expedition

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Huntington Library: The Corps of Discovery: The Lewis and Clark Expedition [Pdf]

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Lesson Plan

Westward Ho!

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For any teacher of American History, The Lewis and Clark Expedition is a watershed event that should be shared with your students. This is a very good lesson on the Expedition, and the events that led up to it; including The Lousisiana...
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Econ Ed Link: Scarcity With the Lewis and Clark Expedition (Teacher Version)

Council for Economic Education
The Lewis and Clark expedition was filled with scarcity issues. They made life and death choices based on scarcity. In this lesson, you will travel back to the early 1800's in a time machine and travel with Lewis and Clark. See if you...
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Lesson Plan

Lewis and Clark

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Lesson Plan

The Lewis and Clark Expedition

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Instructional Video

Lewis and Clark

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Discover more about Lewis and Clark in this creative video. Students use wonderful graphics as they narrate important facts.
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Lesson Plan

Lewis and Clark: Prized Possession

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Students create a Sacagawea-inspired wampum belt. In this Native-American lesson, students study Sacagawea and her influence on the Lewis and Clark expedition. Students learn about wampum and prized possessions and work in groups to...
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Lewis & Clark: The Louisiana Purchase

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