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| Discovering Lewis and Clark |
Grades 7 to 12 |
VIAs Inc. |
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Capture the excitement and adventure of the Lewis and Clark Expedition with this beautifully crafted and continually evolving multimedia site. Choose one of ten discovery paths and enter the unchartered lands of early 19th century America. Visitors can see and experience the western United States through the eyes of the explorers, learn about the geography, flora and fauna, native peoples, and values and visions that defined their journey. This site has many possibilities for classroom use, but it stands out as an excellent tool for independent student research.
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In the Classroom:
Use this site as a learning center or station during a unit on the two explorers and western expansion. Based on what they read, have students create a multi-media presentation summarizing the main points. Have students create a presentation using Voicethread reviewed here. This site allows users to narrate a picture. Challenge students to find a photo (legally permitted to be reproduced), and then narrate the photo as if it is a news report. Have students report the exploration as though it were a current event, using images from the site or other approved sources. |
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| Lewis & Clark |
Grades 6 to 12 |
PBS |
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This is the web site for Ken Burns' PBS series on the travels of Lewis and Clark. It provides a significant resource for studying the explorers' travels, along with study suggestions.
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In the Classroom:
Such a great site! Use this site as a resource for anything and everything concerning Lewis and Clark. Use the interactive map over the projector to show students how far their travels extended, as well as to show the growing size of the United States at that time. There is also an interactive story that could be used as a learning center, primary sources that could be used in discussion, and various other activity ideas on this site. US history teachers will appreciate this one! |
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| Lewis & Clark and the Revealing of America |
Grades 6 to 12 |
Library of Congress |
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This online exhibition site offers a glimpse of some of the many documents associated with the Lewis and Clark expedition, ranging from maps drawn by the explorers to Thomas Jefferson's secret cipher for sending coded messages. The text includes excerpts from the journals the explorers kept.
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In the Classroom:
Use this site as a learning center or station during a lesson on Lewis and Clark and their travels. Introduce the site on the interactive whiteboard before allowing students to explore the site in cooperative learning groups on classroom computers. Have cooperative learning groups create podcasts demonstrating their understanding of one of the concepts. Use a site such as PodOmatic (reviewed here).Students can summarize their entire journey, or focus on one specific aspect, such as the explorers interactions with Native Americans. American history teachers will definitely be able to incorporate this one into their classroom. |
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| Lewis & Clark Bicentennial |
Grades 4 to 12 |
Time Magazine |
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By far the richest resource we've found on the topic, Time's treatment includes an interactive map, essays, journal excerpts, and photoessays. There are also maps showing the distribution of Native American tribes, then and now, and a list of recommended reading and web resources.
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In the Classroom:
Use the interactive map as a supplemental resource during a lesson on the two explorers. Share the map on the interactive whiteboard or projector to show students the route the explorers took, as well as some of the terrain that hindered their travels. Great for a US history class! |
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| Lewis & Clark Go West |
Grades 2 to 6 |
National Geographic |
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National Geographic takes an elementary-level look at the Lewis & Clark expedition. This site is suitable for hands-on use by elementary-level students. The design, content, and artwork are all of the quality you would expect from National Geographic.
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| Lewis & Clark Lesson |
Grades 5 to 8 |
National Park Service |
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A part of the Teaching with Historic Places series from the National Park Service, this lesson presents artifacts, maps, and images from the Lewis and Clark expedition and asks students to draw conclusions about the nature of the expedition and its activities. There is a wealth of other supplementary material and background information as well.
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In the Classroom:
Teachers will need to spend some time customizing these lesson materials for their own circumstances. |
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| Lewis & Clark Lessons |
Grades 6 to 12 |
PBS |
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This group of seventeen lessons seeks to determine the importance of geographic, scientific, and other discoveries made by Lewis and Clark throughout their expedition. The site focuses on the expeditions’ importance to American History and illustrates the many ways in which the journey influenced modern American science and culture. The lessons are categorized by their primary subject area and cover social studies, mathematics, science, and language arts topics.
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In the Classroom:
Take advantage of the free lesson plans and classroom activities for this site! There are a lot of interdisciplinary uses for the tale of Lewis and Clark listed. |
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| Lewis and Clark - In Their Footsteps |
Grades 4 to 12 |
Sierra Club |
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The Sierra Club's treatment of the Lewis and Clark expedition concentrates on the wilderness areas the explorers found, what they thought of them, and what those same areas are like today. You can read from the explorer journals, visit a selection of sites, and learn how to protect the wilderness areas that still exist. The site does a good job with both the historical content and the naturalist's perspective.
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In the Classroom:
Use this site as a learning center during a unit on Lewis and Clark and their exploration of the West. Because there is a lot of information on this site, we recommend providing students with a graphic organizer to guide them through and highlight what is most important. For help creating graphic organizers, try - Mindomo, (reviewed here). |
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| Lewis and Clark - LA Purchase Vocabulary |
Grades 4 to 10 |
Myvocabulary.com |
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Lewis and Clark and the Louisiana Purchase are the focus of this vocabulary site. There are several word puzzles, a wordbank (with 18 words), an alphalary for explorers, lesson plan ideas, and further extension activities. There is also a book list, offering titles about life for pioneer children.
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Share the puzzles on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Have students work with a partner to try out the puzzles on their own and volunteer to work on the whiteboard (resist the urge to be Vanna White yourself!). Use this site to enhance your Lewis and Clark lesson, or a unit on explorers. Try the activities; most are very easy to use in any classroom. Share some of the literature with your students. |
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| Lewis and Clark National Bicentennial Exhibition |
Grades 6 to 12 |
Missouri Historical Society |
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This on-line exhibition allows visitors to follow the footsteps of Lewis and Clark, explore the cultural landscape they encountered, and browse through a collection of over 350 artifacts that document the first transcontinental journey across North America. Highlights of this beautifully designed site include an interactive map, audio clips providing sounds associated with each place along the journey, and readings from words written by members of the expedition. Links to related themes are provided throughout the site. This is an outstanding resource that accurately presents many facets of this pivotal even in American history.
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In the Classroom:
Take advantage of the free lesson plans and classroom activities hosted on this site! This would be a great resource for a US history site, regardless of the grade level. Save this site as a favorite on your classroom computer to allow for easy retrieval when necessary. |
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