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Scholastic

Scholastic: Lesson Plan: Lewis and Clark

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Lesson in which teachers introduce the expeditions of Lewis and Clark to younger students by examining and discussing objects the explorers discovered on their adventures.
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Handout
Discovering Lewis & Clark

Discovering Lewis & Clark: Ordway's Mishap

For Students 9th - 10th
Artist rendering of a mishap that occurred on the keelboat during the Lewis and Clark expedition when "Our mast broke by my steering the boat (alone) near the shore," June 4, 1804.
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Primary
Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: The Lewis and Clark Expedition

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection of images, letters, and maps provides information about the expedition leaders, the president that made the expedition possible, and the people they encountered along the way.
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Website
Library of Congress

Loc: Exploring With Lewis & Clark

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Library of Congress provides a multimedia site using historical documents to tell the story of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The movies require high speed access but the site will hold student interest.
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Article
Discovering Lewis & Clark

Discovering Lewis & Clark: Mouth of the Missouri

For Students 9th - 10th
This article takes a look at the Lewis and Clark Expedition's exploration of the area around the mouth of the Missouri River.
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Lesson Plan
US National Archives

Nara: Teaching With Documents: The Lewis and Clark Expedition

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) presents the Lewis and Clark Expedition as a Constitutional issue. The instructional activity provided relates to the power granted to the President and the Senate to make treaties...
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Stanford University

Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: Lewis and Clark

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] For this Structured Academic Controversy (SAC), students read four documents that give different accounts of how Lewis and Clark treated the Native Americans they met on their expedition. Students are...
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Lewis and Clark Expedition

For Students 9th - 10th
An encyclopedia article from Wikipedia on Meriwether Lewis and William Clark's 1804-1806 expedition. The article discusses the places that were visited during their journey, the significance of the expedition, encounters they had with...
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Lesson Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Cyberhunt Kids: Lewis and Clark Cyber Hunt

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
What kind of adventures did Lewis and Clark experience on their great expedition? Find out more when you utilize this interactive Internet Cyber Hunt.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Plan the Adventure of a Lifetime With Lewis and Clark

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This plan is the first lesson in my unit on Lewis and Clark. This is a project-based, hands-on unit in which students "become" part of the Corps of Discovery - the members traveling in the Lewis and Clark Expedition. In this lesson, the...
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Lesson Plan
Success Link

Success Link: Lewis and Clark Pamphlet

For Teachers 4th - 6th
After students do research on the Lewis and Clark expedition, they make pamphlets reflecting the important points of what they've learned.
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Website
PBS

Idaho Ptv: Dialogue for Kids: Science of Lewis & Clark

For Students 3rd - 6th
A collection of facts and links for exploring the Lewis and Clark Expedition and the scientific research they did as they traveled. Includes a reading list and links to teacher resources. While there are links to videos, they may no...
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Exploring Cross Age Tutoring Activities With Lewis and Clark

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Interaction and adventure draws high school and elementary school students together as they analyze stories about the Lewis and Clark expedition.
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Interactive
Other

Tower 23: The Not So Well Known Adventures of Lewis and Clark

For Students 3rd - 6th
Here are some math problems to solve while learning about the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Get across the continent and win a commendation.
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Website
Discovering Lewis & Clark

Discovering Lewis & Clark: David Thompson, Lewis, Clark, Jefferson

For Students 9th - 10th
This web site is a group effort devoted to Lewis and Clark, the explorers. This section of the site describes David Thompson's role in their expeditions.
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Unit Plan
Other

Yankton Chamber of Commerce: Lewis & Clark's Historic Trail

For Students 9th - 10th
Site provides specific information about the Expedition through South Dakota. Biographies and journal entries from Lewis and Clark are included.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Lewis & Clark: Journey of the Corps of Discovery

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Go directly to the classroom resources developed in conjunction with the four-part PBS documentary "Lewis and Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery." Find 17 lesson plans and activities that comprise a multidisciplinary unit on...
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Lesson Plan
Success Link

Success Link: Lewis and Clark Come Alive

For Teachers 4th - 6th
After students research individual members of the Corps of Discovery, they create a living museum of "characters" as they take on the persona of one of the members and present the information they've discovered. Included is a pre/post...
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Activity
PBS

Pbs: Lewis and Clark: Into the Unknown

For Students 3rd - 8th
On April 7, 1805, the Corps of Discovery left Fort Mandan and headed west. On their maps, the land that Lewis and Clark was headed for was indicated by a vast, blank space and the word, "Unknown". This is where this journey INTO THE...
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Carnegie Museum of Natural History

Carnegie Museum of Natural History: Lewis and Clark

For Students 3rd - 8th
This resource describes how Lewis and Clark described various animals two centuries ago.
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Activity
Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Lewis and Clark, American Explorers

For Students 3rd - 8th
A good, brief biography of Lewis and Clark, and a good description of their explorations. Contains a printable map and a cloze (fill in the blank) activity.
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Article
Discovering Lewis & Clark

Discovering Lewis & Clark: Courts Martial on the Trail

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the courts-martial that took place after the expedition got under way due to discipline problems at Camp Dubois. There were seven courts-martial in nine months which was considered a low average.
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Website
Discovering Lewis & Clark

Discovering Lewis & Clark: Down the Ohio and Into the Wilderness

For Students 9th - 10th
The expedition spent two and a half months descending the Ohio River. This journal entry describes the Corps of Discovery and their journey down that river.
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Website
Discovering Lewis & Clark

Discovering Lewis & Clark: Rocky Mountain Gates

For Students 9th - 10th
Journal entry vividly describes the expedition's journey through the four gates of the Rocky Mountains in 1805.

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