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Teaching Lewis and Clark: Tribal Cultures and Homelands Lesson PlanTeaching Lewis and Clark: Tribal Cultures and Homelands Lesson Plan
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Students 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 graphically organize information about the current time period and the 1800's.

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the lewis and clark expedition

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columbia river basin, lewis and clark, social studies
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4th - 8th
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Social Studies & History
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