Lewis and Clark Ideas for How to Present

Painting of Native American Man Guiding Lewis and Clark on their expedition.

PBS Lewis and Clark Inside the Corps Reliable research sources for students Biographies of members of the Corps of Discovery Maps Teaching materials and activities easily adapted to the classroom Student Handouts clark/inside/idx_corp.html

National Archives Primary Sources Document Analysis Worksheets Teaching activities easily adapted to the classroom Interdisciplinary v/education/lessons/lew is-clark/#documents

National Geographic Interactive Journey Log Journals and Maps Four lesson plans Lewis and Clark: "The Object of This Mission" - Lewis and Clark: Overcoming Obstacles - Lewis and Clark: A Legacy to Remember - Lewis and Clark: Native American Contributions Lewis and Clark: "The Object of This Mission"Lewis and Clark: Overcoming Obstacles Lewis and Clark: A Legacy to Remember Lewis and Clark: Native American Contributions hic.com/lewisandclark/

Why Technology Incorporation Attention span of average Middle School student – 12 – 15 minutes Mix it up! Get them engaged in learning

Lewis and Clark Student PowerPoint Project Backgrounds Use of graphics that do not distract Bibliography sources Text, font, etc. Originality (Creativity) Effectiveness

And... Spelling and Grammar Transitions and animations Less is more Good luck convincing them Use a rubric

It’s Not Just for Kids PowerPoint works well in the classroom in a number of ways. Present information or instruction to an entire class. Create tutorials, reviews, or quizzes for individual students.

Display student work and curriculum materials At parent open houses or technology fairs PowerPoint presentations can be set to run automatically events Provide a slide show of classroom activities and events as parents tour your classroom or school

Bibliography Inside the Corps. Retrieved February 11, 2007, from PBS. Org: Lewis & Clark. Retrieved February 11, 2007, from nationalgeographic.com: Painting of Native American Man Guiding Lewis and Clark on their expedition. Retrieved February 10, 2007, from PowerMediaPlus.com: PowerPoint -- Creating Classroom Presentations. Education World Technology Center. Retrieved February 10, 2007, from Education- world.comhttp:// Teaching With Documents Lesson Plan: The Lewis and Clark Expedition. Retrieved February 11, 2007, from Archives.com: clark/activities.htmlhttp:// clark/activities.html