Lewis and Clark Expedition
Day Two
Grade: 5th
Time: 1 Social Studies period (45 min to an hour)
Objective: Students will gain an understanding of the length of the Expedition trip and will gain perspective as to where in current day the expedition explored.�
InterestBuilding:� The students will already be or are just about to start a literature circle that is about the Lewis and Clark Expedition.� This lesson plan should be taught in conjunction, or as a companion, with the Lewis and Clark literature circle.
Lesson Development: Day 2:� Display      a poster-sized map of contemporary United States and hand out      small cards with the following dates/locations to the students.� Explain that we are going to track the      Lewis and Clark Expedition by filling in a map of the expedition.�� Ask the students to take turns placing      their card(s) in the correct location on the map.
March   14, 1804 St.     Louis, Missouri
August   3, 1804 Omaha, Nebraska
August   20, 1804 Sioux     City, Iowa
September   25, 1804 Pierre, South     Dakota
Oct. 24,   1804 - April 7, 1805 Bismarck, North     Dakota
April   29, 1805 where the YellowstoneRiver flows into the Missouri
June 2,   1805 fork in the Missouri
June 13,   1805 Great     Falls, Montana
July 5,   1805 Three Forks, Montana; Gallatin, Jefferson, Madison   Rivers
August   8, 1805 Dillon, Montana
August   12, 1805 border between Idaho   and Montana
September   9, 1805 Missoula, Montana
September   22, 1805 Weippe, Idaho
October   7, 1805 Orofino, Idaho
October   16, 1805 conjunction of the Snake and ColumbiaRivers
November   24, 1805 Astoria, Oregon
Based on the current map used and the location names from this list, students should be able to figure out where their card(s) go on the map.
Summary and Assessment: Start      by allowing students to add to the L part of the KWL chart of what they      learned today.� The teacher can ask      review questions and if the students answer correctly, then they get to      add that fact to the L part of the KWL.
Ask      questions about the map such as:
Why       did the expedition stop from Oct. 1804 to April 1805?
Where       did the expedition travel swiftly? Slowly?
Follow-up:
As you go through the rest of the Lewis and Clark unit (in Social Studies and Literature) have students keep track on a map (this map) as to where the Expedition is at the end of every lesson.
Needed Materials:
KWL      chart from previous day
Current      United States      map that can have things taped to it (either temporarily or permanently)
Small      cards with a date and location written on each (see chart above)
Tape      or some other adhesive to attach cards to map
Rulers,      calculators, and paper for students to do Math integration
Integration:
Math:� Have students work in pairs or individually to calculate the distance traveled between each mark on the map and then, together, find the total distance that the expedition traveled westward.
NC Competencies:
COMPETENCY GOAL 4: The learner will trace key developments in United States history and describe their impact on the land and people of the nation and its neighboring countries.
Objectives
4.01 Define the role of an historian and explain the importance of studying history.
4.03 Describe the contributions of people of diverse cultures throughout the history of the United States.
Thematic Strands:� Geography, Political Science, and History
References:
Lesson ideas from this site, also assessment questions:
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=297
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