Meriwether lewis and william clark explorers and soldiers pbs. Explore alongside lewis, clark, and sacagawea, with these exciting social studies activities, research tools, lewis and clark worksheets, timelines, and minibooks on the westward expansion. Have your students create a botanical a notebook of pressed flowers made up of flowers or plants found in your region. Lewis and clark sent back numerous samples of pressed flowers and plants unknown to thomas jefferson. Adobe acrobat reader is required to view andor print the following pdf files. As they find images, they should print out the images and write descriptions, just as they did for the six objects provided in the online activity.
From lewis, meriwether, history of the expedition under the command of captains lewis and clark, 1814. This map is a collaboration between the nasa, usgs and the lewis and clark national historic trail. O h i o r i v e r pacific ocean river s n a k e r i v e r m i s s i s s i p p i r i v e r st. Perfect as an introduction to the expedition or for younger kids. The lewis and clark expedition curriculum and resource guide the dog who helped explore america book the truth about sacagawea book along the trail with lewis and clark book my name isyork book the journals of lewis and clark book. Lewis and clark worksheets, reading comprehension passages. Students will get a chance to trace the westward journey of lewis and clark by creating their very own expedition map. Using their completed timeline graphic organizer pdf, have students research and find more discoveries made by lewis and clark. Louis fort mandan louisiana purchase fort clatsop w e n s 250 500 250 500 mi 0 km 0 clarks return route lewiss return route lewis and clark legend. In light of brule activities before lewis and clarks coming, black buffalos fear. Lewis and clark and native americans, part two the student will work in a group to complete a map and discuss the impact of the expedition on the lakota indians. It was based on information provided to clark by a mandan chief named shahaka or big white following his hunting trip to the yellowstone river region of wyoming in the winter of 1805. In their medicine kit they carried some castile soap, but the exact amount is unknown.
Divide students into small groups, assigning each a william clark map to examine. Legendary lewis and clark expedition characters official north. Learn more about the trails that encompass the national trails system. Lewis and clark mapping activity westerville city schools. Find out whats going on and how to get involved online. Lewis and clark expedition essay the oregon encyclopedia.
He served in a rifle company commanded by captain william clark. Have students look at an 1802 map of the west that includes more detail. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Overview of activity students will visit the above website to learn information of the lewis and clark expedition. Students will also visit virtual landmarks to see what lewis and clark saw. A worksheet will be completed by students stating the information found. Learning about mapping from lewis and clark missouri secretary. After the expedition, he served in a militia and as governor of the missouri.
This lesson focuses on the first map of lewis and clarks expedition. The activity is an interactive question and sharing session. Lewis and clark mapping activity in 1803 the united states purchased the louisiana territory from france for 15 million dollars. Below youll find free, printable worksheetsword searches, vocabulary, maps, coloring pages, and moreto help enhance your students learning about the expedition.
National park service cooperative learning map activity students in grades 35 work with partners to draw a basic neighborhood map, indicating their houses and special landmarks and including a map legend. The chiefs unleashed a torrent of pentup anger and poorly concealed abuse. In addition to the engaging lewis and clark map activity, students will arrange the details of the expedition in chronological order using the included task cards. On the trail with lewis and clark kansas historical society. Lewis and clark map, with annotations in brown ink by. Read lewis and clark explore kansas to the class or make copies for each student to read then complete the worksheet. Students in grades 612 gather and present information about native american tribes encountered by the corps of discovery expedition. The two groups merged on the 22nd, and that evening the captains. Below youll find free, printable worksheets word searches, vocabulary, maps, coloring pages, and moreto help enhance your students learning about the. Purchased the louisiana territory from this country 8.
Discover lewis and clark montana historical society. This story map journal highlights the high potential historic sites identified along the lewis and clark national historic trail. Clark maps lewiss shortcut c lark produced this map of lewiss route sometime after the corps was reunited on august 12, 1806, near todays new town, north daklota. A film by ken burns y,m,o,t a you tube documentary film by pbsamerica published on sep 29, 2014. Also features literacybuilding passages and reading response pages. It is the first map to show this river and its tributaries. Lewis and clark bicentennial c om er at in s cpubl aw r e nsb uth v l f c i nd ersta i g h compl x m a ng etisu hf c u d s ta es.
Clark map quadrants in the footlocker or available to download and print. Below youll find free, printable worksheets word searches, vocabulary, maps, coloring pages, and moreto help enhance your students learning about the expedition. Connect each of the locations to find the route that lewis and clark followed to the pacific ocean. This section provides an interactive map of the lewis and clark route to the pacific. Geological survey continuing the legacy of lewis and clark courtesy of the joslyn art museum courtesy of the american philosophical society p hot by d. The intrusion of strangers native americans of the lewis and clark trail.
Lewis and clark national historic trail louisiana purchase boundary indian reservation exploration and homecoming recruitment 0 100 200 300 400 miles 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 kilometers one inch represents 100 miles or about 161 kilometers scale 1. Use the classroom atlas as a reference where needed. How much did the lewis and clark expedition contribute to geographic knowledge of the far west. At age 18, he was managing his plantation in virginia. After the expedition, he served in a militia and as governor of the missouri territory. Available also through the library of congress web site as a raster image. If this activity is done in a lab setting with students using handson. Free lewis and clark printable worksheets and coloring pages. Use your zoom tools to zoom your map to the part of the lewis and clark trail that extends from fort clatsop c to a point in the mountains about midway between points b and c. Lewis and clark online the bicentennial of the lewis and clark expedition will occur in 2003. This activity guide and other resources related to this film can be found online at the address below. Station 3 find each of the locations traveled by lewis and clark and chart them on the map provided. Lewis and clark were to find a way across the new land to this ocean 9.
What was the price jefferson paid for the louisiana territory. Life on the lewis and clark trail the men of the corps of discovery. The foundations curriculum guide can be purchased for use in schools across the country. When done, answer the wrap up questions to evaluate the geographic challenges of the. Draw the route the lewis and clark expedition took. Oct 31, 20 learn more about the famous explorers, lewis and clark with this free set of printables that includes a word search, crossword, and coloring pages. Lewis and clark for kids y,m the lewis and clark section is one of the most comprehensive on the entire internet for kids. Shortly after purchasing this land, president thomas jefferson asked meriwether lewis to lead an expedition to learn more about the land and map a route to the pacific ocean. Learn about the notable figures who shaped lewis and clarks famous. Lewis and clark organized the expedition into squads. Have students properly identify the specimen by name latin and common and have them measure the plants. Also joining the corps was sacagawea, charbonneaus lemhi wife, and. See more ideas about lewis and clark, 4th grade social studies and american indian crafts. We read about lewis and clark ages ago for our homeschool history and weve had a field trip planned to explore and map out a new playground since that time just like lewis and clark explored the mississippi river area, but we kept having things get in the way of our ability to do it, illness, inclement weather, you name it.
For the museum program, organize your students and adult chaperones into the following four squads. William clark may look calm in this portrait, but he and meriwether lewis faced many dangers on their journey. The idea for the lewis and clark expedition was born in the summer of 1802. When clark and jefferson were informed of lewis death, both accepted it as. This online activity not only follows the historic journey from 18031806 while students participate, they are encouraged to collect objects and information just as lewis and clark did for president jefferson. Put a box around what was the united states before the louisiana purchase. State and federal agencies, universities and institutions are already preparing marvelous resources to assist educators in the gigantic national commemoration scheduled for 20032006. Students may explore other links to gather additional information.
The effects of puhca 2005 are best illustrated by examining two megamergersthe merger of psegexelon and constellationfplproposed shortly after the enactment of puhca 2005. Based on solid research, the guide includes national content standards in each section. Review with class the explorers in kansas timeline to place lewis and clark in an historical context. After viewing a short video about their exploration of. The words have been placed horizontally, vertically, or diagonally frontwards or backwards. Over a period of a little more than two years, meriwether lewis and william clark explored, mapped, and took samples from the louisiana territory.
Staff ride handbook for the lewis and clark expedition. They will apply this data to complete a worksheet and a map of the journey. Lewis and clark national historic trail 2018 annual report. Read william clarks journal, a primary source, and complete the worksheet on making.
Lewis served with general anthony wayne and was present at the signing of the treaty of greenville 1795. Suggested activities for lewis and clark studies thomas. Most of the indian maps collected by lewis and clark show areas west of the rocky mountains. Russell lewis and clark at three forks, edgar paxson an american legacy. In this lesson, students will explore the incredible twoyear expedition of lewis and clark. The lewis and clark expedition teacher activity guide pdf icon pdf, 361 kb, 24 pgs. Lewis and clark word search what do you call a train made out of bubble gum. Family activity guide family activity guide prepared by national geographic and destination cinema, inc.
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