Grade Range: 6-12Resource Type(s): Web Link, Reference MaterialsDate Posted: 6/17/2009
Cartography and the making of maps is the focus of this online exhibiiton. This site features online access to Lewis and Clark maps and other primary sources, and provides related activities and lesson plans. Students will learn the art of map making by examining the methods Lewis and Clark used to make maps during their famous journey of discovery. Exploration maps from both before and after their voyage show how their efforts fundamentally changed knowledge of the geography of the West. Learning activities imbedded within the exhibition as well as fully developed lesson plans are also included.
In the spring of 1803, Meriwether Lewis began to purchase scientific and mathematical instruments...
American Indian, Native American Heritage Month, expedition, Native American, westward expansion, Missouri River, 19th Century, Louisiana Purchase, November, the West, expansion, American Indian Heritage Month, nineteenth century, jefferson, thomas, exploration, Manifest Destiny, Indian, Clark, William, cartography, mapping
This novel brings to life the mysterious Shoshone girl Sacagawea, interpreter and guide for Lewis...
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