Subject
Areas
History
and Social Studies
U.S.
History - Colonial America and the New Nation
U.S. History - Native American
U.S. History - The West
Time Required
3-5
class periods
Skills
Collaboration
Map reading
Primary document analysis
Sequencing
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Guiding
Questions:
How
were the day-to-day experiences of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
colored by a lack of knowledge about what the expedition members
would face? How did the expedition members fulfill the charge given
by President Thomas Jefferson?
Learning
Objectives:
Students completing
this lesson should be able to:
- Describe
some of the hazards faced by the Lewis and Clark expedition.
- Trace the
journey on a U.S. map.
- List some
of the discoveries made on the journey.
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