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TRIVIA:
Lewis
and Clark Trivia -http://lewisclark.net/did-you-know
http://lewisandclarktrail.com/trivia.htm
https://www.history.com/news/10-little-known-facts-about-the-lewis-and-clark-expedition
https://www.ndtourism.com/articles/fun-facts-about-lewis-and-clark-expedition-and-its-time-north-dakota
https://www.funtrivia.com/trivia/People/Lewis-Clark-20144.html
Bicentennial Trivia -
http://corpslakes.usace.army.mil/employees/lewisandclark/trivia.html
Lewis
and Clark web sites to explore - games and activities -
http://eduscapes.com/42explore/lewisclark.htm
Lewis
and Clark Scavenger Hunt -
https://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/hunt/hunt059.shtml
https://sites.google.com/site/lrmswildcats/classroom-links/lewis-clark-scavenger-hunt
http://www2.grand-forks.k12.nd.us/elem/ss/lc/lcscavenhunt.htm
Children's Books about Lewis and Clark -
https://www.farcountrypress.com/search.php?searchby=category&q=Lewis%20and%20Clark
The
Journals of Lewis and Clark
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/JOURNALS/toc.html
Lewis and Clark National Park Curriculum Guide -
https://www.nps.gov/lewi/learn/education/curriculummaterials.htm
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Maps
Maps of the Lewis and Clark expedition -
https://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/archive/idx_map.html
http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/pdf/lewisclark.pdf
labels
http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/pdf/lewisclark_nl.pdf
no label
https://www.99worksheets.com/5th-grade/social-studies-5th-grade/lewis-and-clark-expedition-map/
National Park Service -
https://www.nps.gov/jeff/learn/historyculture/mapmaking.htm
Pinterest -
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/434738170253857380/
Library of Congress
-
https://www.loc.gov/collections/general-maps/?q=lewis+and+clark
The
Erie Canal:
History
of the Erie Canal with chronology
http://www.history.rochester.edu/canal/
https://www.thoughtco.com/erie-canal-1435779
https://www.albanyinstitute.org/erie-canal.html
https://www.history.com/topics/landmarks/erie-canal
Erie
Canal -
http://eriecanalmuseum.org/history/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erie_Canal
http://www.eriecanal.org/
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/erie-canal-opens
http://www.canals.ny.gov/history/
http://www.canals.ny.gov/maps/index.html
http://www.eriecanalway.org/
http://www.nycanals.com/Erie_Canal
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/DETOC/transport/erie.html
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~MA02/volpe/canal/firstpage.html
https://www.nps.gov/places/erie-canalway-national-heritage-corridor.htm
Photos of the Erie Canal -
http://www.theeriecanal.com/
http://www.eriecanal.org/images.html
Photojournalistas
Slide Show
Timelines -
http://www.eriecanal.org/UnionCollege/timeline.html
http://www.eriecanalway.org/learn_history-culture_hist-timeline.htm
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~MA02/volpe/canal/timeline.html
Erie Canal Quiz
-
http://www.berkshiretv.com/popquiz.htm
Erie
Canal Webquests -
https://sites.google.com/a/sisclnyc.com/erie-canal-webquest/
http://peers-sskit.weebly.com/webquest.html
http://www.ccsd.edu/bardonia/Library/4thwebquests/eriecanal/index.htm
https://www.createwebquest.com/webquest/fourth-grade-erie-canal-webquest
De
Witt Clinton biographies -
http://www.nynpa.com/docs/nie/niequad/DeWitt_Clinton_profile.pdf
http://www.thinkadvisor.com/2009/12/01/historical-research-the-canal-builder
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Witt_Clinton
http://www.eriecanal.org/UnionCollege/Clinton.html
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/DETOC/transport/erie.html
Erie Canal - one scene play -
http://www.eriecanalcamillus.com/images/school_tours/teacher_resources/Erie_Canal_ReaderTheater_Script.pdf
Erie Canal song -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcNJ2RMOd3U
http://www.eriecanalsong.com/
http://www.songsforteaching.com/folk/eriecanal.htm
http://daveruch.com/erie-canal-song/#
Teaching about the Ohio & Erie Canal - https://hti.osu.edu/history-lesson-plans/american-history/ohio-and-erie-canal
https://www.nps.gov/teachers/classrooms/upload/TwHP-Lessons_41ohio.pdf
Oregon Trail:
Oregon
Trail Guidebook from Mr. Leahy's Fourth Grade Class -
http://www.beaverton.k12.or.us/greenway/leahy/ot/index.htm
Oregon Trail -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon_Trail
http://oregontrail101.com/
http://www.nps.gov/oreg/index.htm
The American West
with Ken Burns from PBS
-
http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/
Trails -
http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/places/trails_ter/oregon.htm
Events
in the West from PBS/WETA
-
http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/events/
Oregon Trail
Interpretive Center - http://oregontrail.blm.gov/
Oregon Trail worksheet #1
from OR
http://www.tlgrant.r9esd.k12.or.us/social/hughitt/aothom/othome.html
Oregon Trail worksheet #2 from OR
http://www.tlgrant.r9esd.k12.or.us/social/hughitt/aothom/ot2.html
The American West
-
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/timeline/riseind/west/
Building a Sod House - interactive activity
-
http://amhistory.si.edu/ourstory/f/sodhouse.html
*Oregon Trail worksheet
The
Gold Rush:
Gold Rush -
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/goldrush/
Discover
Gold in California
- http://malakoff.com/gorh.htm
San Francisco Museum's Gold
Rush Exhibit
http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist2/gold.html
Oakland
Museum of California - Gold Rush
-
http://explore.museumca.org/goldrush/
Economic Spotter -
Supply and Demand
students
http://www.econedlink.org/lesson/328/
teachers
http://www.econedlink.org/teacher-lesson/328/
time machine
1859 -
http://www.usmint.gov/kids/timeMachine/
California Gold Rush -
http://www.history.com/topics/gold-rush-of-1849
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/californiagoldrush.htm
Wells Fargo -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Wells_Fargo
http://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-wellsfargo.html
Stagecoach
-
https://www.wellsfargohistory.com/follow-the-history-of-stagecoach-no-186/
California's Gold Rush -
http://americanhistory.about.com/library/weekly/aa090901a.htm
California History -
https://californiahistoricalsociety.org/exhibitions/from-the-gold-rush-to-the-earthquake-selections-from-the-collection/
Gold Rush in California -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Gold_Rush
Today in History : Gold! -
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/jan24.html
Early California
History from the Library of Congress
-
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cbhtml/cbintro.html
Gold Rush pictures -
http://www.malakoff.com/goldcountry/images.htm
From
Boomtown to Ghost Town - National Geographic Lesson
https://www.pdesas.org/module/content/resources/16795/view.ashx
Gold Rush Game -
https://www.usmint.gov/learn/kids/games/gold-rush
http://www.socialstudies.com/pdf/GoldRush_fa.pdf
The
Transcontinental Railroad:
Steel Rails and Iron Horses -
https://www.getty.edu/education/kids_families/do_at_home/artscoops/iron_horses.html
http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/res/Education_in_BLM/Learning_Landscapes/For_Teachers/science_and_children/steel_rails_and_iron/index.html
PBS on the Transcontinental
Railroad
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/tcrr/
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/flash-interactive/tcrr/
Maps -
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1MmEKyEZybHS9kX462OCUkYPBs80&hl=en_US
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/connections/railroad-maps/thinking4.html
Central Pacific Railroad Photographic
History Museum -
http://cprr.org/
Maps -
http://www.cprr.org/Museum/Maps/
History Of
Railroads and Maps from the Smithsonian
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/rrhtml/rrintro.html
Transcontinental Railroad -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
The Iron Horse
- From Revolution to Reconstruction
http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/E/ironhorse/ironhorse11.htm
Virtual Museum of San Francisco -
http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist1/rail.html
Powerpoint about Transcontinental Railroad
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