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Worksheet
Curated OER

Mystery State #25

For Students 4th - 6th
For this mystery state worksheet, students answer five clues to identify the state in question. They then locate that state on a map.
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Writing
Curated OER

William Clark: August 1, 1770

For Students 4th - 5th
In this writing prompts worksheet, students learn that August 1, 1770 is the birthday of explorer William Clark, part of the American explorers Lewis and Clark. Students then answer the following prompt: 'Would you have wanted to be a...
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Interactive
Scholastic

Scholastic: Lewis and Clark

For Students 3rd - 5th
An interactive site that has students follow the Lewis and Clark's expedition. As they travel west, they are able to collect objects on their journey and put them in their specimen box. They also take notes on their specimens so they can...
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Graphic
PBS

Pbs: Lewis and Clark: "Whale Drawing Map" by William Clark

For Students 9th - 10th
See this map drawn by William Clark of where the men from the Corps of Discovery found the whale which the Tillamook Indians told them about. From PBS.
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Primary
University of Virginia

University of Virginia: First Across the Continent: The Exploring Expedition

For Students 9th - 10th
This 1902 work is available here from the University of Virginia. It includes illustrations and, according to the author, is taken largely from the accounts written by the explorers themselves.
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Graphic
PBS

Pbs: The West: Lewis and Clark Expedition

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of the PBS site, "The West," this link gives a general explanation of the Lewis and Clark expedition. Links to biographies.
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Activity
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Explorer, Meriwether Lewis Was Born Aug. 18, 1774

For Students 3rd - 8th
A brief look at the life of American explorer, Meriwether Lewis. Provides a historical map of the Oregon Territory, a portrait of Lewis, and a photograph from Little Belt Mountain.
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Website
Other

Gorp: National Historic Trails: Lewis and Clark Trail

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a chronology of Lewis and Clark's expedition to the West from 1804-06. There are also brief biographies of the two explorers and the site provides descriptions of 80 historic sites that now exist along the Lewis and...