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Lewis and Clark

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Fifth graders use the Internet to research a topic.  In this expeditions lesson, 5th graders answer questions about Lewis and Clark based on the movie they watched previously, use the Internet to research Lewis and Clark, write a journal entry from the perspective of Lewis and Clark, and draw a map to go with their journal entry.

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Journaling, Maps, the lewis and clark expedition

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expeditions, journal entry, lewis and clark, Maps, english language arts
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Grade
5th
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English Language Arts
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Duration
45 mins
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Research
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