LEWIS AND CLARK:

AN INTERACTIVE ADVENTURE

INTRODUCTION: Lewis and Clark are two important explorers. They traveled throughout the United States of America in uncharted territory. On their journey they saw many new things and met many new people. They were brave and courageous. They helped to form our history.

ACTIVITY: Lewis and Clark kept a journal of their experiences. That is why we know so much about them. You will join Lewis and Clark on their travels across this great land of ours. You will join Lewis and Clark on their travels across this great land of ours. On your journey you will see many of the sights they saw, meet some of the people they met, and experience some of the things they experienced. At times, the explorers had to stop the journey because of difficult situations or circumstances. You have the opportunity to help Lewis and Clark make some important decisions that will help them decide what to do when trouble strikes. Will you advise the two explorers to continue with their path or stop and wait for another time? Get ready to be the captain of this expedition!

ASSIGNMENT: Click on this link:

http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/into/index.html

You will look to the side bar to find a link that reads “Into the Unknown”. Click on this link. Begin reading. As you use the cursor to scroll down you will come upon words in the text that have a different color and are underlined. When you click on these special words new pictures will appear so you can see what Lewis and Clark may have seen. At the bottom of each journal page, you will be asked a question. Select your best answer and continue to the next pages. At the end of your journey, you will be given the option to print this journey you have just taken. You will print your page and turn it in to your teacher. Finally, you will choose a way to represent the information you just learned. Your choices are:

§ Design a pictorial representation of the hardships the explorers endured on the journey. For example, start at the beginning and list all the events having occurred that made the journey dangerous and hard. A timeline is a great way to accomplish this task, or a picture book with captions. This site will give you an example of what a timeline looks like. You can print this page with your teacher’s permission. http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/timeline.pdf

§ Click on any of these sites for more ideas for your project. Your teacher can explain how each graphic organizer is developed.

http://www.edhelper.com/clipart/teachers/lc-map.pdf

http://www.abcteach.com/GraphicOrganizers/spider.htm

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/wheel_eng.pdf

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/flow.pdf