President Jefferson had long dreamed of what lay to the west of the young United States – what animals, plants, minerals, what route for eastern trade would his expedition reveal? The President had privately requested Congress to fund the expedition shortly before the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. Lewis & Clark were ordered to write accounts of all they did, each species encountered, details of cultures they met, maps of the land - everything. They traveled over a three-year period through lands that later became 11 states.

Go to the following site and read about the members of the Lewis and Clark expedition.

http://www.nps.gov/jeff/LewisClark2/Activities&Kids/ActivitiesAndKidsMain.htm

Tell us about five members of the expedition (other then Lewis and Clark).  Include the following information.
1. What did this person contribute to the expedition?
2. What did this person do after the expedition?

 

3. At this same site take the time to try "Buffalo Dodge"," The Coloring Book" and "The Memory Game."
4. Tell me about Meriwether’s dog Seaman. Place a picture in your working document.

http://www.nps.gov/jeff/LewisClark2/HomePage/HomePage.htm

Using the above site, design a timeline of Lewis and Clark’s travels.  Include how they traveled to each location and the dates.

http://www.nps.gov/jeff/LewisClark2/TheJourney/TheJourneyMain.htm

At this site, copy one of the fossils that Lewis and Clark saw on their journey.

Copy two pictures from the Lewis and Clark Photo Album and place them in your working document.  Be sure to always give credit to the web site from which you copied the pictures!

http://www.nps.gov/jeff/LewisClark2/Activities&Kids/Quizzes/Quizzes.htm

Challenge yourself- - Take the Lewis and Clark Quizzes – How did you do?

Search for the following information and place it in the table given below.

1. Insert portraits of Meriwether Lewis & William Clark.
2. Birth and death facts
3. Education
4. Family life

Meriwether Lewis William Clark
   
   
   
   

Using your map from the Manifest Destiny Project and visiting the site below, draw the trail that Lewis and Clark took to explore the west.

http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/trailmap/index_flash.html

What was the "Presidential Mission" given to Lewis and Clark from the President and Congress?  How did Lewis and Clark prepare for this journey?

http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/trailmap/index_flash.html

 

Through the above activity, students are working on Information Technology GE 5-6 1, GE 5-6 2, GE 5-6 3, GE 5-6 4, GE 5-6 5.

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