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History In Pictures

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore Lewis and Clark's expeditions. In this Lewis and Clark lesson, 6th graders view the routes they took and discuss how the territory has changed. Students make a timeline of their journey. Students research online for...
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Where are We?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore places visited by Lewis and Clark. In this geographical concepts lesson plan, 5th graders plot places on a map and put events in chronological order. Students find locations on a map using longitude and latitude....
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Botanical Discoveries

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine the Lewis and Clark Expedition. For this plant discovery lesson, 6th graders put in chronological order the plant discoveries of Lewis and Clark. Students understand the characteristics of leaves and find the area...
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Lewis and Clark Review

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students play games.  In this comprehension and recall lesson plan, students play Give Me A Break, Bingo and Jeopardy to reinforce the knowledge they've learned about Lewis and Clark.
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Proving For The Crew

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students write math questions that pertain to the Lewis and Clark Expedition.  In this math lesson plan, students utilize resources in the classroom to help write mathematical questions and answers that relate to the Lewis and Clark...
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Louisiana Purchase

For Teachers 5th - 11th
Students explore U.S. territorial expansion. For this Louisiana Purchase lesson, students investigate how the purchase was funded and determine how diplomatic actions were part of the land transfer. Students analyze several primary...
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Mapping the Transcontinental Journey

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students develop their geography skills. In this Lewis and Clark instructional activity, students collaborate to calculate the time and distance of different segments of the expedition. Students compare their estimate to Lewis and Clark's.
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Report to Congress on Our Expedition

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students research in small groups to locate information on the outcomes and observations made during the Lewis and Clark expedition. In this westerns expansion lesson, students role play their findings as though they were reporting to...
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Lewis and Clark: Prized Possession

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students create a Sacagawea-inspired wampum belt. In this Native-American lesson plan, 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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The Lewis and Clark Expedition

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students explore the challenges of the Lewis and Clark Expedition through a physical education simulation. In this cross-curriculum physical education lesson, students work in groups of three to log 8000 steps, stopping to participate in...
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Lewis & Clark: The Louisiana Purchase

For Students 4th - 5th
In this facts about the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark expedition online interactive activity, students read information and observe a map of the Louisiana Purchase to answer questions showing their comprehension skills....
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America Moves Out!

For Teachers 1st
First graders analyze the events of early American exploration. This is a unit resource for teachers in which there are six lessons about the American Western exploration and expansion. Within each lesson there are objectives, materials,...
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The Expedition Gets Underway

For Students 4th - 6th
In this Lewis and Clark Expedition worksheet, students read for information and complete comprehension activities. In this fill in the chart, journal entry, and multiple choice worksheet, students answer twenty questions.
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On to the Great Falls

For Students 4th - 6th
In this Lewis and Clark Expedition to the Great Falls worksheet, learners read for information and complete comprehension activities. In this true and false, fill in the bank, and essay worksheet, students write answers to fifteen...
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Winter with the Mandans

For Students 4th - 6th
In this Lewis and Clark's winter with the Mandans instructional activity, learners read for information and assess comprehension. In this matching, essay, and multiple choice instructional activity, students answer fourteen questions.
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A Troublesome Portage

For Students 5th - 6th
In this portage worksheet, students read a 1 page article on a troublesome portage, find the 5 words listed in the paragraph indicated, label each words part of speech and then define each word. Students imagine they are one of the men...
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Lewis and Clark for Grades PreK-2

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students read the "The Journey Begins" article and discuss why people want to discover new lands and why it is still exciting today. They are introduced to the idea that Lewis and Clark sent back discoveries to President Thomas...
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A Differentiated Way through Think Dots

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners examine reasons that led people to explore, identify "West" as defined following Revolutionary War, explain importance of finding natural resources, develop time line of dates and events leading up to Lewis and Clark Expedition,...
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Lewis and Clark

For Teachers K - 8th
Young scholars investigate the historic journey of Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery. They identify six discoveries made on the journey, participate in an online activity that traces their trail, write a journal in the first...
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In the Footprints of Lewis and Clark: 19th Century Artists -- Depictions of Native Americans

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders read excerpts of "Undaunted Courage" by Stephen Ambrose. As a class, they view slides of artwork from the time period of westward expansion and Native Americans, write their reactions and share them with the class. To...
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The Mission of Lewis and Clark

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Young scholars comprehend the various aspects of the Lewis and Clark expediton. They complete an idea web. Students work in small groups. They recall some important aspects of the Lewis and Clark expedition by performing the Corps of...
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Cardinal and Ordinal Directions

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students use a compass to locate cardinal and ordinal directions. In small groups, they describe and create a journey for their classmates using their compass. Groups create a scale map for their classmates to follow and relate this...
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Journey of Discovery and Rivers

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars investigate the rivers encountered and mapped by the Corps of Discovery. They analyze maps, outline and label rivers on a blank map, complete a chart, and answer discussion questions while watching a National Geographic...
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New Frontiers

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Learners compare/contrast the expeditions of Dr. Horatio Jackson and Lewis and Clark. They read and discuss journals from both trips, watch segments from the Ken Burns film about Lewis and Clark, conduct Internet research, and complete...