SUBJECT
Geography and Map Skills, Exploration and Discovery, Exploration, Colonization and Settlement

GRADE
Pre-K-8

DURATION
17 Class Periods

Lewis & Clark

Scholastic's Lewis & Clark Online Activity allows your students to follow the Corps of Discovery's exciting journey west. The online activity not only follows the historic journey from 1803-1806, but it also explores the trail today where student reporters around the nation will report on the bicentennial celebrations happening in their backyards. As students explore the activity, they are encouraged to collect objects and information just as Lewis and Clark did for President Jefferson.

OBJECTIVE

Students will:

Use Web technology to access information on the explorations of Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery
Make decisions on what skills, tools, and supplies would be needed to go on a journey like Lewis and Clark's
Participate in active writing activities and peer review
Use technology tools to synthesize information and communicate that knowledge
Investigate change over time to gain perspective on the successes of the Lewis and Clark journey
Write a first person journal as if they were in the Corps of Discovery
Interpret information from maps through historical and current map comparisons
Develop an understanding of the Native American cultures encountered by Lewis and Clark and how they assisted the Corps of Discovery
Identify and analyze dates and the passage of time
Demonstrates comprehension through experiential response

LESSONS FOR THIS UNIT
Lesson 1: Lewis & Clark for Grades PreK-2
Lesson 2: Lewis & Clark for Grades 3-5
Lesson 3: Lewis & Clark for Grades 6-8

REPRODUCIBLES
Timeline (PDF)

SUPPORTING BOOKS

Lewis and Clark Books and Resources

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Where Do You Think You're Going, Christopher Columbus?

by Jean Fritz and Margot Tomes

Jean Fritz's lively narration provides a colorful portrait of the man who staunchly led his men across the Ocean Sea to "learn the secrets of the world." And the best-kept secret in all the world turned out to be America!

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Where Do You Think You're Going, Christopher Columbus?

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En 1492

by Jean Marzollo and Steve Björkman

"In fourteen hundred ninety-two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue." Easy to remember flowing couplets and humorous artwork will entertain and inform young readers of Columbus's journey to America.
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LESSON PLAN	Lewis & Clark for Grades 6-8 Focused on the challenges faced by the Corps of Discovery, and the effect the journey had on American history and Native American cultures.

ONLINE ACTIVITY	Lewis and Clark Learn about Lewis and Clark and their important venture Westward! Be a reporter, test your packing smarts, and relive their adventure! Use our...