Scholastic
Scholastic: Lesson Plan: Lewis and Clark
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.
Discovering Lewis & Clark
Discovering Lewis & Clark: Ordway's Mishap
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.
Digital Public Library of America
Dpla: The Lewis and Clark Expedition
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.
Library of Congress
Loc: Exploring With Lewis & Clark
This site from Library of Congress provides a multimedia site using historical documents to tell the story of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.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.
Discovering Lewis & Clark
Discovering Lewis & Clark: Mouth of the Missouri
This article takes a look at the Lewis and Clark Expedition's exploration of the area around the mouth of the Missouri River.
US National Archives
Nara: Teaching With Documents: The Lewis and Clark Expedition
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...
Stanford University
Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: Lewis and Clark
[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...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Lewis and Clark Expedition
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...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Cyberhunt Kids: Lewis and Clark Cyber Hunt
What kind of adventures did Lewis and Clark experience on their great expedition? Find out more when you utilize this interactive Internet Cyber Hunt.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Plan the Adventure of a Lifetime With Lewis and Clark
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...
Success Link
Success Link: Lewis and Clark Pamphlet
After students do research on the Lewis and Clark expedition, they make pamphlets reflecting the important points of what they've learned.
PBS
Idaho Ptv: Dialogue for Kids: Science of Lewis & Clark
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...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Exploring Cross Age Tutoring Activities With Lewis and Clark
Interaction and adventure draws high school and elementary school students together as they analyze stories about the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Other
Tower 23: The Not So Well Known Adventures of Lewis and Clark
Here are some math problems to solve while learning about the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Get across the continent and win a commendation.
Discovering Lewis & Clark
Discovering Lewis & Clark: David Thompson, Lewis, Clark, Jefferson
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.
Other
Yankton Chamber of Commerce: Lewis & Clark's Historic Trail
Site provides specific information about the Expedition through South Dakota. Biographies and journal entries from Lewis and Clark are included.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Lewis & Clark: Journey of the Corps of Discovery
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...
Success Link
Success Link: Lewis and Clark Come Alive
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...
PBS
Pbs: Lewis and Clark: Into the Unknown
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...
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Carnegie Museum of Natural History: Lewis and Clark
This resource describes how Lewis and Clark described various animals two centuries ago.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Lewis and Clark, American Explorers
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.
Discovering Lewis & Clark
Discovering Lewis & Clark: Courts Martial on the Trail
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.
Discovering Lewis & Clark
Discovering Lewis & Clark: Down the Ohio and Into the Wilderness
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.
Discovering Lewis & Clark
Discovering Lewis & Clark: Rocky Mountain Gates
Journal entry vividly describes the expedition's journey through the four gates of the Rocky Mountains in 1805.