Lesson Plan
National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Lesson Plan: Sacagawea

For Teachers 5th - 8th
In this lesson, students will learn about Sacagawea and her contributions to the Corps of Discovery and the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs: Lewis and Clark and Native Americans, Part Three

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A great lesson plan that has your students exploring the interaction between the people of the Corps of Discovery and the Indian tribes they met on their journey to and from the Pacific Ocean. Web site resources, worksheets, and...
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs: Lewis and Clark and Native Americans, Part Two

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A great site for a lesson plan looking at the geography of where the Dakota Sioux lived and the impact on their way of life brought about by the Corps of Discovery. Online resources are provided as well as lesson plans, teaching...
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.
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.
Activity
PBS

Pbs: Lewis and Clark: Tillamook Indians

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the encounter the Corps of Discovery had with the Tillamook Indians and a whale. From PBS.
Activity
PBS

Pbs: Lewis and Clark: Walla Walla Indians

For Students 9th - 10th
What good hosts the Walla Walla Indians were to the Corps of Discovery. Read about the gifts exchanged and the celebrations held when Lewis, Clark, and their men stopped by for a visit. From PBS.
Activity
PBS

Pbs: Lewis and Clark: Yankton Sioux Indians

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about what the Yankton Sioux wanted from Lewis and Clark and why they were disappointed when they met the Corps of Discovery on its journey up the Missouri River. From PBS.
Website
PBS

Pbs: Lewis and Clark: Nez Perce Indians

For Students 9th - 10th
A look at the life of the Nez Perce and their interaction with the Corps of Discovery.
Activity
PBS

Pbs: Lewis and Clark: Wishram Indians

For Students 9th - 10th
A look at a little-known tribe, the Wishram Indians, encountered by the Corps of Discovery on their return trip up the Columbia River. Read about the importance of trade networks to the Indians. From PBS.
Activity
PBS

Pbs: Lewis and Clark: Shoshone Indians

For Students 9th - 10th
The amazing story of the meeting between the Lemhi Shoshones and the Corps of Discovery. Read the part Sacagawea played in the success of the encounter. From PBS.
Activity
PBS

Pbs: Lewis and Clark: Teton Sioux Indians

For Students 9th - 10th
A look at the hostile encounter between the Teton Sioux and the men of the Corps of Discovery on their voyage up the Missouri River in 1804. From PBS.
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...
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...
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.