Lewis and Clark: Same Place, Different Perspectives
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/06/g35/sameplace.html
A lesson plan for grades 3 and 5 Social Studies
In this lesson, students will write about several encounters between the Lewis and Clark expedition and various Native American groups from the viewpoint of an expedition member or one of the Native Americans. Students can see the large-format film Lewis and Clark: Great Journey West before or after the lesson. This lesson is found on the Xpeditions website.
Students will:
- compare how encounters during the expedition may have been viewed by the expedition and by Native American groups
- understand that peoples’ perceptions of places and of other people are based on their own culture and experience
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Information Skills (2000)
Grade 3
- Goal 3: The learner will RELATE ideas and information to life experiences.
- Objective 3.05: Describe how information and ideas are influenced by prior knowledge, personal experience, and social, cultural, political, economic, and historical events.
Grade 5
- Goal 3: The learner will RELATE ideas and information to life experiences.
- Objective 3.05: Describe how information and ideas are influenced by prior knowledge, personal experience, and social, cultural, political, economic, and historical events.
Social Studies (2003)
Grade 5
- Goal 1: The learner will apply key geographic concepts to the United States and other countries of North America.
- Objective 1.02: Analyze how absolute and relative location influence ways of living in the United States and other countries of North America.
- Goal 3: The learner will examine the roles various ethnic groups have played in the development of the United States and its neighboring countries.
- Objective 3.03: Identify examples of cultural interaction within and among the regions of the United States.
