Last updated: March 24, 2022
Lesson Plan
Important Members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
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- Grade Level:
- Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
- Subject:
- Literacy and Language Arts,Social Studies
- Lesson Duration:
- 60 Minutes
- Common Core Standards:
- 4.L.1, 4.L.2, 4.L.3, 5.L.1, 5.L.2, 5.L.3
- State Standards:
- Nebraska State Standards
LA.4.RI.1,2,3,5,6,7,8
LA.5.RI.1,2,3,5,6,7,8
SS.4.3.1,3,4
SS.4.4.2,3
SS.5.3.1,3,4
SS.5.4.2,3
Iowa State Standards
RI.4.1,2,3,5,6,7,8
RI.5.1,2,3,5,6,7,8
SS.4.3,4,7,20,21
SS.5.4,5,19,21,22,24,25 - Thinking Skills:
- Remembering: Recalling or recognizing information ideas, and principles. Analyzing: Break down a concept or idea into parts and show the relationships among the parts. Creating: Bring together parts (elements, compounds) of knowledge to form a whole and build relationships for NEW situations.
Essential Question
Who were the important contributors to the Lewis and Clark Expedition?
Objective
Students will understand the diversity of people who contributed to the success of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Students will understand that people living in the country’s interior were just as integral to the Lewis and Clark Expedition as the captain for whom it is named.
Students will understand the role of Sacagawea, York and other people of color in the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Students will get to know (and love) Seaman, Meriwether Lewis’ dog.
Background
None
Preparation
Review the attached Important Members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition lesson plan. Review the Web Quest slides linked to the lesson plan. Review the student workbook Web Quest Processing sheet attached to this lesson plan.
Materials
Download Instructions- Important Members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Download Expedition Members Student Processing Sheets
Download Slides- Important Members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Lesson Hook/Preview
What do the most notable members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition all have in common? Let’s find out!
Procedure
Step 1: Review the teacher guide, Web Quest slides, linked websites, and student processing worksheet.
Step 2: Print enough student processing worksheets for each student.
Step 3: Conduct warm up with students as outlined in attached teacher guide.
Step 4: Explain the process of the Web Quest as outlined in the attached teacher guide.
Step 5: Assign each student, or pair of students, a maximum of three slides.
Step 6: Give students ample time to complete their assigned Web Quest, as outlined in the attached teacher guide.
Step 7: Give students options to present what they’ve learned. Sample presentation options are outlined in the attached teacher guide.
Vocabulary
None
Assessment Materials
Formative and summative assessment options are included in the attached teacher guide.
Supports for Struggling Learners
A Conversation with Hasan Davis: York, Equity, Race and the Lewis and Clark Story
Toussaint Charbonneau, Knife River Villages
History and Culture: People and Tribes
Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation
Clatsop-Nehalem Confederated Tribes