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Lewis
& Clark Websites
February
8, 2006
...........where
to go.... what to look for when you get there:
http://www.lewisandclark200.org
- Check
out "Travel the Trail" for info on things Lewis and Clark
saw in each state
- Check
out "American Indian Nations" - from the perspective of the
American Indians, Lewis and Clark weren't discoverers, they were sightseeing
visitors who were dependent on the kindness of strangers!
http://www.nps.gov/lecl/
Lewis
and Clark National Historic Trail, sponsored by the National Park Service
- Check
out "Education Programs" button
- Check
out "For Kids" button for Junior Web Ranger information and
activities, including a 20 question interactive quiz
- Check
out "In Depth" button
Go to Corps II link
Go to video of Lewis and Clark gNET with Corps II videos, events listings,
education page with lesson plans, and interactive maps
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/lewisandclark/lewisandclark.html
Rivers, Edens, Empire: Lewis and Clark and the Revealing of America, a
Library of Congress exhibit
- Check
out "Lewis and Clark" button for photos of artifacts like
the blunderbuss, tomahawks, Jefferson's instructions to Meriweather
Lewis
- Check
out "Virtual Tour" button for a virtual tour of this exhibit
at the Library of Congress
http://www.usgs.gov/features/lewisandclark.html
The Lewis and Clark Expedition and the US Geological Survey
Describes the Lewis and Clark expedition in the context of federal mapping
of the continental US and the origins of the US Geological Society
- Check
out "Science Along the Lewis and Clark Trail" which includes
Cascades Volcano Observatory, Lewis and Clark's contribution to the
geological survey of North Dakota, vegetation and animal habitats, etc.
- Check
out the Kids and Teachers page for the Mapping Trivia interactive online
game
http://www.edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=297
On This Day with Lewis and Clark
Lesson plans for grades 3-5
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/aa/lewisandclark
America's Story from America's Library
- Check
out the Lewis and Clark section for many features, including timeline
and brief stories
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