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Discovering Lewis & Clark

Discovering Lewis & Clark: Fort Mountain (Square Butte)

For Students 9th - 10th
Features images and a vivid description of "Fort Mountain" or Square Butte as it is now called. Also, includes the observations of Meriwether Lewis from July of 1805.
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Virginia City Preservation Alliance: Virginia City History

For Students 9th - 10th
The gold rush in Montana centered around Virginia City. Find out about the riches found there and the development of Virginia City as a prominent Rocky Mountain town.
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Classic Reader: Author: William Mac Leod Raine

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features the author William MacLeod Raine and the full text of four novels: Bucky O'Connor, A Man Four-Square, Man Size, Ridgway of Montana, and A Texas Ranger.
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National Wildlife: Learning to Live With Prairie Dogs

For Students 9th - 10th
This National Wildlife article from April/May 2001 explores how some Montana ranchers exist in harmony with native prairie dogs.
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Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Montana

For Students 3rd - 8th
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Montana."
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Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Montana

For Students 3rd - 8th
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Montana."
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Montana State University: Plate Tectonics and Glacier Formation [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Document describes the two types of glaciers and how they are formed. Learn how plate tectonics and glacial formation are related.
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Montana Junior College: Mining History and Geology of the California Gold Rush

For Students 9th - 10th
The physical characteristics, history, and mining of gold in California are examined in this thorough site.
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University of Montana: Wilderness: Mount Sneffels: Facts and Images

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn facts and view images of this Colorado mountain, which is surrounded by wildflowers and hiking trails. Includes a PDF (requires Adobe Reader).
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University of Montana: Curved Mirrors

For Students 9th - 10th
This calculus tutorial with curved mirrors includes narrative and video presentations as well as other interactive tools.
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Montana State University: Spring and Fall Equinox

For Students 9th - 10th
This Montana State University site provides a simple chart on the spring and fall equinox and a description of the process.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark

Discovering Lewis & Clark: The Mouth of the Yellowstone River

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the Corps of Discovery's march to the Yellowstone river in the early 1800s.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark

Discovering Lewis & Clark: Judith River

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the discovery of the Judith River named by William Clark in 1805 in honor of his future wife.
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Art Montana: Ben Steele Prisoner of War Chronicles

For Students 9th - 10th
The story of Ben Steele, an American soldier captured on the Bataan Peninsula and forced on the Bataan Death March. The site links to his drawings with a brief explanation.
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Montana History and Prehistory: Steamboating on the Missouri River

For Students 9th - 10th
Traveling West was never easy! Here is a good description of the many ways people traveled. Of particular note is the paragraph on the steamboat crews.
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Montana Field Guide: Golden Shiner Notemigonus Crysoleucas

For Students 9th - 10th
Information from a state where the Golden Shiner minnow is non-native, but has introduced into the wild.
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Montana Ymca: The Role of Political Parties

For Students 9th - 10th
This citizenship tutorial defines parties, a way people with similar ideas can join with others to express their opinions.
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University of Montana: Butterflies of North America

For Students 9th - 10th
Find pictures and extensive textual information on butterflies by geographic location, species, and taxonomic groups.
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Nasa/msu Bozeman Center for Educational Resources (Ceres) Project

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The CERES Project allows the nation's classroom teachers to develop "an extensive library of on-line and interactive K-12 science education materials for teaching astronomy." The site features latest news and photos from NASA,...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Montana: Travelers Rest

For Students 9th - 10th
Campsite used during the westward passage of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in 1805 as the party prepared to cross the Bitterroot Mountains, and again during return passage in 1806.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Montana: Three Forks of the Missouri

For Students 9th - 10th
Captain William Clark of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, first European-American to visit this spot, concluded the Missouri River originated where the Three Forks joined.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Montana: Going to the Sun Road

For Students 9th - 10th
Main parkway through the heart of Glacier National Park.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Montana: Pictograph Cave

For Students 9th - 10th
One of the key archeological sites used in determining the sequence of prehistoric occupation on the northwestern Plains. The deposits indicate occupation from 2600 BC to after 1800 AD.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Montana: Camp Disappointment

For Students 9th - 10th
An image of Camp Disappointment.

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