PIONEER SIMULATION 4 TH GRADE 5 Day Journey

Role Attributes  STRENGTH – task performance  COMMON SENSE – wisdom, understanding, reasoning  HUNTING / FISHNG SKILLS – food & survival  NEGOTIATION SKILLS – influence others for good  MEDIAL EXPERTISE – caring for sick or injured  HEALTH – life status; 5 = healthy, 0 = death  Food & Money determined along the journey

Process  Select a role & Wagon Company name: complete profile page & Wagon Company Journal  Select scenario choice. Calculate points.  Wagon Company Journal: take turns recording dates, roles, travel time, money & supplies  Write in Diary: in character perspective include events of the day, simulation dates, & insights to the experience

Episode 1  Scenario 1: Crossing Big Blue 1.Use the ferry to cross the river and pay $15 2.Ask for another way to cross the river. 3.Float the wagon across the river.  Scenario 2: The Snake-Oil Salesman  Pass and not buy the Miracle Elixir  Buy the Miracle Elixir and negotiate a price  Buy the Miracle Elixir and drink some

Episode 2  Scenario 1: Crossing the Platte River  Hope the river level drops  Try to cross the river by floating wagon  Scenario 2: Lightning, Thunder, and Pounding Hail  Ready for the storm  Not ready for the storm

Episode 3  Scenario 1: Exposed to Cholera  Not catch the disease  Infected with cholera  Scenario 2: Meeting the Shoshone  Run to the wagon and grab guns  Run to the wagon and try to get away  Try to talk to the Shoshone

Episode 4  Scenario 1:Decision Time  Stop by Fort Bridger  Take the Sublette Cutoff  Scenario 2:Wagon Breakdown  Repair Wagon Mishap

Episode 5  Scenario 1: Outrunning Winter  Winter Storm Difficulties  Scenario 2: Fort Walla Walla and the Homestretch  Cascade Crossing Difficulties  Rafting the Columbia River

Epilogue  Build a Cabin and Plant a Farm