Lewis and Clark

 

The following is a comprehensive list of websites about Lewis & Clark   

 
General Information
Lesson Plans WebQuests

Books & Videos at MHJH

  Activities List

Native American Crafts for Children

Some sites may be listed in more than one category.
last updated 11/17/03

 

General Information  
The Journals of Lewis & Clark (abridged)   http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/JOURNALS/toc.html
The Journals of the Lewis & Clark Expedition    http://lewisandclarkjournals.unl.edu/
Go West Across America with Lewis & Clark     http://www.nationalgeographic.com/west/main.html
It is just right for the 3rd grade classroom.
Lewis & Clark Education Project   http://www.lewisandclarkeducationcenter.com/
University of Montana
National Park Service   http://www.nps.gov/search.htm

Do a search on Lewis and Clark.  You will get 100s of links to curriculum guides, lesson plans, maps, general articles, etc.

EX:  School at the time of Lewis and Clark, Hide Tanning, Lewis' Pet Dog

Lewis & Clark Trail Heritage Foundation   http://www.lewisandclark.org/
Corps of Discovery: the Lewis and Clark Expedition  http://www.nps.gov/focl/journey.htm
Online journey West with Lewis and Clark
PBS on Lewis and Clark   http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/
Lewis and Clark on the Information Super Highway   http://www.lcarchive.org/fulllist.html
Links to hundreds of sites
Lewis and Clark in Montana   http://lewisandclark.state.mt.us/
Lewis & Clark in North Dakota   http://www.ndlewisandclark.com/
Lewis & Clark in Idaho  http://idptv.state.id.us/lc/index.html

Lewis  & Clark in Idaho  http://www.lewisandclarkidaho.org/  sponsored by the Dept of Tourism

Lewis & Clark  in Oregon    http://www.lcbo.net/
Lewis and Clark Bicentennial 2003-2006   http://www.lewisandclark200.org/
Lewis and Clark's Historical Trail   http://www.lewisclark.net/
***Lewis & Clark Mapping the West   http://www.edgate.com/lewisandclark/     (maps, historical figures, learning activities, lesson plans)
Sacagawea    http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/s_z/sacagawea.htm


Similar Sacagawea site   http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/living/4.html

In the Footprints of Lewis and Clark (Sierra Club)   http://www.sierraclub.org/lewisandclark/

Visitors should skip nothing along this tour. You can read from the actual journals of these two famed explorers, or sign up for an outing with the Sierra Club and take a modern version of their trip into the actual lands and waters of the original Expedition. Don't miss the section entitled 'Then and Now', to see the sharp contrast between the land Lewis and Clark once walked and American as it is today.

Lewis and Clark Trail Re-live the Adventure   http://lewisandclarktrail.com/
Lewis and Clark  The Maps of the Adventure
The Ultimate Adventure:  Lewis and Clark  (sponsored by Time magazine)  http://www.time.com/time/2002/lewis_clark/
Bring Back Your Party  Safe: Medicine and Health on the Lewis & Clark Expedition (University of Virginia)
lists of medical supplies and equipment, the medical training of Lewis, Dr. Benjamin Rush's 10 health commandments, mosquitoes and malaria.

http://hsc.virginia.edu/hs-library/historical/lewis_clark/index.html

Historic Steps of Lewis & Clark  (USA Weekend Magazine )   http://www.usaweekend.com/97_issues/971102/lewis_and_clark/971102trail_intro.html
The Ethnography of Lewis and Clark  http://www.peabody.harvard.edu/Lewis_and_Clark/
Lewis & Clark  as Naturalists   (The Smithsonian Institute)   http://web4.si.edu/lewisandclark/index.html?loc=/lewisandclark/home.html
The Lewis & Clark Expedition and the USGS   http://www.usgs.gov/features/lewisandclark.html
Lewis & Clark Trail (The Heritage Foundation)    http://www.lewisandclark.org/history.htm
Lewis & Clark Journey of Discovery     http://www.nps.gov/jeff/LewisClark2/LCIndex.html
Discovering Lewis & Clark   http://www.lewis-clark.org/choice.htm
Lewis and Clark and the Revealing of America     (The Library of Congress) http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/lewisandclark/
Lewis&Clark.com       http://www.lewisandclark.com/
 
Go West across American with Lewis & Clark   (National Geographic)   http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/west/main.html

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/index.html

Washington's Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Newsletter      http://www.wshs.org/lewisandclark/may2003-newsletter.htm
American Indian Games

http://www.ahs.uwaterloo.ca/~museum/Archive/Culin/Indians1898/

Lewis & Clark Maps of the Expedition

http://www.lib.virginia.edu/speccol/exhibits/lewis_clark/home.html

Lesson Plans and/or Projects
Return to Lewis & Clark     http://www.learningspace.org/teach_learn/lplan/library/Wolfrum.html
National Park Service      http://www.nps.gov/jeff/LewisClark2/Education/Education.htm

****TEACHER RESOURCES  On The Lewis and Clark Expedition and the Louisiana Purchase
K-12 Grade.  Be sure sure to check out
"Putting It All Together - A Lewis & Clark Festival

EX:  School at the time of Lewis and Clark, Hide Tanning, Lewis' Pet Dog, plus many more.  Lessons on critical thinking skills, language, art appreciation, forensic investigation, ++++.

Discovering Lewis & Clark    http://www.lewis-clark.org/
Interactive workshop providing an overview of the journey of Lewis and Clark, including journal excerpts.

May require Flash and Quick Time

Corps of Discovery   http://www.classroom.com/edsoasis/TGuild/Lessons/CorpsDisc.html

award winning lesson plans

A Play about Sacagawea   http://www.teachervision.fen.com/lesson-plans/lesson-3843.html
Lewis & Clark   projects   http://www.nwrel.org/teachlewisandclark/
Lewis & Clark Lesson Plan      http://www.marysville.k12.mi.us/mis/Projects/Evans/LCevanJE/lewclark.htm
The Great American Adventure  (GAME)  http://www.whoola.com/google/
21st Century Lewis & Clark    http://www.qesnrecit.qc.ca/cc/projects/03-04/lewisclarck.htm
Lewis & Clark Expedition  activities:art, class writing/journal, create a product, folk music, hats, illustrated books, navigation, newspaper article +

http://members.tripod.com/~ehlavaty/lewclar.html

This self-paced, online workshop highlights the resources available on the web to support the teaching of the Lewis and Clark expedition. Featured are Oregon activities, materials, and organizations active in this celebration

http://www.soesd.k12.or.us/it/ws/louisandclark/

Tele-collaborative Classroom:  Discovering Science with Lewis & Clark

http://www.lnc.k12.nd.us/Resources/LessonPlans/Guide.html

 

WebQuests

Adventure into the Unknown
http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/as/education/projects/webquests/lewisclark/
Explore the West    http://www.lmu.edu/education/courses/Ed528/sum00/casey.htm
The Adventures of Lewis and Clark     http://students.itec.sfsu.edu/edad728/lewclk/lcproject.html
Go West, Young Man   http://bayless.mints.more.net/Miller/gowest/LessonTemplate.html 
Lewis & Clark Expedition   http://bayless.mints.more.net/Miller/gowest/LessonTemplate.html
Lewis & Clark Expedition (grade 8)   http://tsc.k12.in.us/stucurr/webquests/Lewis&Clark/clark3.htm
Lewis & Clark Webquest   http://www.nevada.edu/~rpeters/landc.htm
Historical Background on the Lewis & Clark Expedition   http://athena.emporia.edu/nasa/lewis_cl/history/history.htm
On the Trail With Lewis & Clark   http://panorama.harrison.k12.co.us/mcdowell/Webpage/webquest.htm
Lewis & Clark Webquest   http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/kroc/lewis_clark/index.html
Lewis & Clark     http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/kroc/lewis_clark/lcteacher-page.htm
Lewis & Clark Expedition      http://www.richardson.k12.tx.us/schools/rwjh/Lewis_Clark_Webquest/
 
 
 

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