Lewis & Clark

Students explore the importance of Lewis & Clark's Expedition.  In this history lesson plan, students analyze and discuss information about the expansion of the West, then complete multiple activities that focus on this topic.

Young scholars research the journey of Lewis and Clark. For this Westward Expansion lesson, students select a topic form a list then role play as if they were a part of the Corps of Discovery. Young scholars will share their role play...

Seventh graders examine what was gained in the Louisiana Purchase. In this Westward Expansion lesson, 7th graders research the Lewis and Clark Expedition using the selected electronic and print sources. Students also study maps produced...

Young scholars investigate Lewis and Clark. For this Lewis and Clark lesson, students search the Internet for information about Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery. Young scholars use maps to understand the explorations and decide...

Students write a first person journal as if they were an explorer. In this explorer lesson plan, students research the adventures of Lewis and Clark, interpret maps, answer comprehension questions, identify dates, and write their journal.

In this facts about the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark expedition online interactive learning exercise, students read information and observe a map of the Louisiana Purchase to answer questions showing their comprehension...

Students act as archaeologists. In this Lewis and Clark expedition lesson, students develop a list of questions that archaeologists might use to find the physical remains of the expedition and then use print and Internet sources to...

Students use the geographic inquiry process, examine selected memorials and their components, and create dioramas representing contributions of Native Americans, African Americans, and Lewis & Clark.

Learners examine the attributes of the tribes that inhabited the Columbia River Basin. In this Lewis and Clark lesson, students participate in a classroom simulation that requires them to participate in a seasonal round, in which they...

Learners create a Sacagawea-inspired wampum belt. In this Native-American instructional activity, students study Sacagawea and her influence on the Lewis and Clark expedition. Learners learn about wampum and prized possessions and work...