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Title: On the Trail with Lewis and Clark (ID:916) $
Begin & End Dates: 9/01/00 to 12/30/03 (Completed)
Number of Classrooms: open
Age Range: 8 - 14 Years
Target Audience: Anyone
Summary: Collaborative online project in which students study the Lewis and Clark expedition while designing their own board game version in the classroom. Each classroom chooses a native american tribe to study and to report on online. Grades 4-8
Key Words: explorers, Native America
Project Level: Basic Project
Curriculum Fit: Social Studies; Language
Technologies Used: Email; List server; Discussion Forum
Collaboration Styles Used: none listed
Full Project Description:
Grades 4-8. Students learn all about the history of the Lewis and Clark expedition and of Native American tribes in America by designing their own board game in collaboration with other schools online. Each school researches a different Native American tribe. Project includes online activities, classroom activities and instructions, reading material, moderated discussion, and links to useful research sites. All student research is posted on the Web.
Objectives:
Students will learn about North American history from the Native American perspective as well as the European, as they participate in a collaborative hands-on publishing project.
Project URL: http://www.onlineclass.com/Trail
Registration Status: Closed
Registration Dates: 9/01/00 to 12/31/03
Registration Instructions: Register at
to send email to project coordinator. Cathy de Moll -
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Project Coordinator Information
OnlineClass
St Paul,
Minnesota, United States
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