Pick A Topic..... Any Topic

 

Sacagawea Watercolor - Copyright by Michael Haynes

 

 

Sacagawea
In order to learn more about the expedition of Lewis and Clark, the students will choose a topic from the story to further explore. After each chapter is read, the teacher will create a web on the board (or computer) including any interesting topics, or characters  that were mentioned in the chapter. Examples may include the Missouri River, Sacagawea, pirogues, provisions, dried meat, dugout canoes, etc.

Component
Time, Continuity and Change

Objectives
Understands how events can influence history
Reads and organizes information for a variety of purposes

Materials
 Lewis and Clark on the Trail of Discovery by Rod Gragg (or other book that describes the story in its entirety)
Computers with online connections
Procedure
  1. Each student chooses one aspect of the story after it has been read and thoroughly researches it on the computer. This will include the use of CD-Rom encyclopedias, as well as the Internet.
  2. After gathering the information the student will type a two page report of the highlights of the data. It will include a border and clip art as was at least one website relating to the topic.
Evaluation
Rubric
Homework
Research and collect information from online sources. Keep a log of websites and choose interesting points gathered from them. Write the final report.

Sites to visit
The Spider's Apprentice http://monash.com/spidap.html
Search Engine Watch http://searchenginewatch.com/facts/article.php/2156031
Extension Activities
 Burn a CD or make a list and have the students copy it onto a disk of all the websites found that relate to the topics chosen by the students. Share them with other classes that may be reading about Lewis and Clark.

Write letters to various museums and organizations across the Lewis and Clark trail to find even more information for each topic.