This interactive allows students to follow in the footsteps of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on one of the most important expeditions in American history—a voyage of danger and discovery from St. Louis to the headwaters of the Missouri River, over the Continental Divide to the Pacific Ocean. This interactive combines a compelling graphic interface with facts, lessons and video clips from the film.
Several group project suggestions are included in Support Materials.
Learn about the importance of the journals that members of the Corps of Discovery kept during the Expedition, and hear an excerpt from Meriwether Lewis’s journal.
Hear how the United States expanded in the years following the expedition. As you watch, consider the consequences of the Corps of Discovery’s exploration of the Louisiana Territory, as geographer John Logan Allen describes Lewis and Clark as “the openers of new geographies.”
In this activity, students examine several of William Clark’s maps of the Corps of Discovery’s journey, and read about his skills as a cartographer. Students then practice making their own maps.
In this activity, students choose an historical event to research, answer specific questions about that event, and gather facts to share about the event.
This interactive allows students to follow in the footsteps of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on one of the most important expeditions in American history—a voyage of danger and discovery from St. Louis to the headwaters of the Missouri River, over the Continental Divide to the Pacific Ocean. This interactive combines a compelling graphic interface with facts, lessons and video clips from the film.
Several group project suggestions are included in Support Materials.
Learn about the importance of the journals that members of the Corps of Discovery kept during the Expedition, and hear an excerpt from Meriwether Lewis’s journal.
Hear how the United States expanded in the years following the expedition. As you watch, consider the consequences of the Corps of Discovery’s exploration of the Louisiana Territory, as geographer John Logan Allen describes Lewis and Clark as “the openers of new geographies.”
In this activity, students examine several of William Clark’s maps of the Corps of Discovery’s journey, and read about his skills as a cartographer. Students then practice making their own maps.
In this activity, students choose an historical event to research, answer specific questions about that event, and gather facts to share about the event.
