LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION

A WebQuest for 6th Grade (American History)

Designed by

Michelle Blair

fryboy@bellsouth.net

Introduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion | Credits | Teacher Page

Introduction

In 1803, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were sent by Thomas Jefferson to explore new territory.   You will be hired as a local expert to explain important landmarks Lewis and Clark passed through and to compare with current significant events and places to on the same trail. Are you ready to be a tour guide?

As a group, you will be learning and presenting information about Lewis and Clark's journey west.   Each member of the group will be assigned a particular role.  Each role has a specific task assigned, but feel free to work as a group as you work through the task.   The  five projects will be: 

1.  Prepare a journal of the journey west as traveled by Lewis and Clark and as a traveler in 2010.   

2.  Map of the journey west as prepared by Lewis and Clark and in 2010.   

3.  Document the plants and animals seen on the journey by Lewis and Clark and plants and animals that are seen in 2010.  

4.  Prepare a brochure to give to your travelers to describe the journey by Lewis and Clark and what they will see on the way in 2010.   

5.  Each person in the group will give an oral presentation on each project.

Your first task as a group is to assign roles.   Try and pick a role where you feel you can best help the group.  The four roles are as follows:

1.  Group leader to be in charge of keeping the group on task and keep notes for the journal.  

2.  Cartographer to be in charge of preparing a map of the original expedition and a map of what areas the expedition would travel through in 2010.  

3.  Naturalist to be in charge of keeping a scrapbook of the plants and animal seen by Lewis and Clark and compare with plants and animals that would be seen in 2010.  

4.  Designer to be in charge of designing and preparing the travel brochure. 

The group will present the project orally to the class.  Each person in the group will need to present a portion of the project.   

http://www.lewisandclark.com/

http://www.lewisandclark.com/tourismguide/region13.php

http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/lewisandclark/flatmap.htm

http://lewis-clark.org/

http://www.sierraclub.org/lewisandclark/species/index.asp

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/journey_intro.html

http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/

http://www.gorp.com/parks-guide/travel-ta-lewis-and-clark-trail-trekking-and-backpacking-canoeing-scenic-drives-sidwcmdev_116473.html

http://www.lewisandclarktrail.com/trailadventures/selfguide.htm

There will be a common grade for the group for the task.   

	Beginning 1	Developing 2	Accomplished 3	Exemplary 4	Score
JOURNAL	Missing multiple entries of the journal or entries were of a low quality of work.	Some of the required entries of the journal were completed with satisfactory work.	All of the required entries were completed with satisfactory work.	All of the required entries were completed with high quality work.
MAP	There are fewer than 4 locations labeled correctly and described in a satisfactory or low quality way.	There are at least 4 locations labeled correctly and described in a satisfactory way.	There are at least 6 to 8 locations labeled correctly and described in a satisfactory way.	There are 8 locations labeled correctly and described in a high quality way.
NATURE	There are 5 each or fewer different plants or animals displayed with a color picture and informative caption.  The pages are of satisfactory or low quality.	There are at least 8 each different plants or animals displayed with a color picture and informative caption.  The pages are of satisfactory effort.	There are at least 10 each different plants or animals displayed with a color picture and informative caption.  The pages are of satisfactory effort.	There are 10 or more different plants or animals displayed with a color picture and informative caption.  The pages are of high quality.
BROCHURE	The brochure is missing most of the required elements and is of low quality work.	The brochure contains most of the required elements but is of low quality work.	The brochure contains most of the required elements and is of satisfactory work.	The brochure contains all the required elements and is an example of high quality work.
GROUP PRESENTATION	The group did not work well as a group and did not have assigned tasks.	The group attempted to work together and presented a satisfactory presentation.	The group worked together well, agreed on assigned tasks for each group member and presented in a clear, informative manner.	The group worked well together, agreed on assigned tasks for each group member, assisting each other along the way and presented in an informative and entertaining manner.

	Beginning 1	Developing 2	Accomplished 3	Exemplary 4	Score
JOURNAL	Missing multiple entries of the journal or entries were of a low quality of work.	Some of the required entries of the journal were completed with satisfactory work.	All of the required entries were completed with satisfactory work.	All of the required entries were completed with high quality work.
MAP	There are fewer than 4 locations labeled correctly and described in a satisfactory or low quality way.	There are at least 4 locations labeled correctly and described in a satisfactory way.	There are at least 6 locations labeled correctly and described in a satisfactory way.	There are 8 locations labeled correctly and described in a high quality way.
NATURE	There are 5 or fewer different plants or animals displayed with a color picture and informative caption.  The pages are of satisfactory or low quality.	There are at least 6 different plants or animals displayed with a color picture and informative caption.  The pages are of satisfactory effort.	There are at least 8 different plants or animals displayed with a color picture and informative caption.  The pages are of satisfactory effort.	There are 10 different plants or animals displayed with a color picture and informative caption.  The pages are of high quality.
BROCHURE	The brochure is missing most of the required elements and is of low quality work.	The brochure contains most of the required elements but is of low quality work.	The brochure contains most of the required elements and is of satisfactory work.	The brochure contains all the required elements and is an example of high quality work.
GROUP PRESENTATION	The group did not work well as a group and did not complete assigned tasks.	The group attempted to work together and presented in a satisfactory manner.	The group worked together well, agreed on assigned tasks for each group member and presented in a clear, informative manner.	The group worked well together, agreed on assigned tasks for each group member, assisting each other along the way and presented in an informative and entertaining manner.

Congratulations, you have finished your journey.   You should now a good understanding of what happened on the Lewis and Clark expedition as well as have a good idea of the current geography of this journey.   This lesson will also help with your technical skills and artistic skills. You should have also learned how to work as a group to complete a task. Upon completion of the group presentation, you will be asked individually to provide your thoughts as to what you thought the hardest part of taking an unknown journey would be like.    

Photo found through google.com under Lewis and Clark Expedition photos 

http://www.lewisandclark.com/

http://www.lewisandclark.com/tourismguide/region13.php

http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/lewisandclark/flatmap.htm

http://lewis-clark.org/

http://www.sierraclub.org/lewisandclark/species/index.asp

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/journey_intro.html

http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/

http://www.gorp.com/parks-guide/travel-ta-lewis-and-clark-trail-trekking-and-backpacking-canoeing-scenic-drives-sidwcmdev_116473.html