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A Journey with Belfield Along the Lewis and Clark Trail

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders make a PowerPoint presentation that includes a picture of a plant or animal, and the name that Lewis and Clark called each specific plant or animal. They make a personal journal entry written as Lewis and Clark may have...
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Lewis and Clark: Meeting the Indians of the Northwest

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders examine the relationships forged with Native Americans by Lewis and Clark. In this Westward Expansion lesson, 8th graders research digital and print sources to study details regarding the Native American tribes that Lewis...
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Discovering Descriptions

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Delve into the journey of Lewis and Clark using this lesson on Missouri. After sharing books on Lewis and Clark's journey across the United States, pupils discuss the descriptive language used in their writing, and come up with their own...
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Lewis and Clark

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this Lewis and Clark worksheet, students cut out a banner that says Lewis and Clark with pencils representing the explorers. Students see the pencils have exploring hats and binoculars on.
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Cardinal and Ordinal Directions

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students use a compass to locate cardinal and ordinal directions. In small groups, they describe and create a journey for their classmates using their compass. Groups create a scale map for their classmates to follow and relate this...
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Lewis and clark...and Jodie, Freddi, and Samantha

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students practice descriptive language when one student describes an object to another student who cannot see it. They guess what the object is and relate the experience to that of the Lewis and Clark expeditionary journals.
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Over the Rivers and Through the Woods

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine the purpose of the keelboat used by the Corps of Discovery on the Lewis and Clark expedition. They assess its strengths and weaknesses for navigating different rivers, and describe its overall purpose for the...
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Frontier Explorers Tell It Again!™ Read-Aloud Anthology

For Teachers 1st Standards
The last read-aloud anthology in the series showcases frontier explorers. First graders listen to texts about Daniel Boone, crossing the Appalacian Mountains, Lewis and Clark, dangers on the prairie, and more. After reading, pupils...
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Lewis and Clark: Reliving the Journey

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore Meriweather Lewis and iam Clark. They explore their contributions to history, and what their significance is in a timeline of Vermillion, South Dakota history.
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Ethnography of the Lewis & Clark Expedition

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research the people that Lewis and Clark encountered on their expedition. In small groups, they conduct research on a group of Native Americans, answer research questions, and contribute information to a class chart comparing...
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Lewis & Clark: A Scientific Journey

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students act as archaeologists. In this Lewis and Clark expedition instructional activity, students develop a list of questions that archaeologists might use to find the physical remains of the expedition and then use print and Internet...
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In the Footprints of Lewis and Clark: 19th Century Artists -- Depictions of Native Americans

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders read excerpts of "Undaunted Courage" by Stephen Ambrose. As a class, they view slides of artwork from the time period of westward expansion and Native Americans, write their reactions and share them with the class. To...
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Sorting by Site: Missouri quarter reverse

For Teachers K - 1st
Lewis and Clark took note of the animals common to their home state. As they traveled, they noticed that different places had different types of animals. Your class will use this model to compare and contrast elements that make up their...
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Lewis & Clark Map

For Students 5th - 10th
In this Lewis and Clark expedition map worksheet, students examine the route of the expedition and the separate return routes of both Lewis and Clark.
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Manifest Destiny, Louisiana Purchase, and Lewis and Clark

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss famous explorers. They discuss manifest destiny and watch a PowerPoint presentation. Students relate the explorers trips to a trip to Mars. They create a graphic organizer showing what they would bring on a trip to Mars....
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Problem Solving with Lewis and Clark

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students solve problem using Scientific Method, operate and view an interactive Powerpoint scenario and plan, and create and share a Powerpoint presentation of their problem solving outcome.
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Live with Lewis and Clark!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students list in chronological order the major events in the Corps of Discovery's westward journey. They research goals of the expedition, the make up of the Corps, the modes of travel, the route and the interactions with American Indians.
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New Frontiers

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students compare/contrast the expeditions of Dr. Horatio Jackson and Lewis and Clark. They read and discuss journals from both trips, watch segments from the Ken Burns film about Lewis and Clark, conduct Internet research, and complete...
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East Meets West: Americans on the Move

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students imagine what it was like to be part of the Lewis and Clark expedition. In this Lewis and Clark Expedition lesson plan, students watch "East Meets West: Americans on the Move," and then write journal entries from the...
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Make Me an Offer

For Teachers 1st
First graders examine the significance of the Louisiana Purchase and the journey of Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery. They become familiar with the features of the Keelboat Nickel reverse and identify trade goods used by Lewis and...
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Documenting an Historic Journey

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students read and analyze journals written by Lewis and Clark. They watch and discuss a video segment, complete a graphic organizer, and write a journal entry written from the point of view of someone involved with the Lewis and Clark...
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Mapmaking

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students examine the craft of cartography and how the Lewis and Clark expedition created and used maps. They analyze maps, read a handout, create a map, participate in a mini expedition and map out a route based on travel directions,...
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Making Friends

For Teachers 1st
First graders examine the significance of the Louisiana Purchase and the journey of Lewis and Clark. They listen to a story, analyze a map, compare/contrast the Jefferson Peace Medal and the Peace Medal nickel, and design a peace and...
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Botanical Discoveries

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine the Lewis and Clark Expedition. In this plant discovery lesson, 6th graders put in chronological order the plant discoveries of Lewis and Clark. Students understand the characteristics of leaves and find the area of...

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