Lewis and Clark: Overcoming Obstacles

North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Information Skills (2000)

Grade 5

• Goal 2: The learner will IDENTIFY and USE criteria for excellence to evaluate information and formats.
  • Objective 2.03: Recognize the diversity of ideas and thoughts by exploring a variety of resources (print, non-print, electronic) and formats (print, graphical, audio, video, multimedia, web-based).
  • Objective 2.04: Develop and express personal criteria for selecting resources for information needs and enjoyment.
  • Objective 2.05: Determine usefulness of information resources.
• Goal 3: The learner will RELATE ideas and information to life experiences.
  • Objective 3.02: Collect and compare information about diverse cultures, environments, and peoples.
  • Objective 3.05: Describe how information and ideas are influenced by prior knowledge, personal experience, and social, cultural, political, economic, and historical events.
• Goal 4: The learner will EXPLORE and USE research processes to meet information needs.
  • Objective 4.01: Identify information needs and formulate questions about those needs.

Grade 8

• Goal 2: The learner will IDENTIFY and USE criteria for excellence to evaluate information and formats.
  • Objective 2.03: Recognize the diversity of ideas and thoughts by exploring a variety of resources (print, non-print, electronic) and formats (print, graphical, audio, video, multimedia, web-based).
  • Objective 2.04: Develop and articulate personal criteria for selecting resources for information needs and enjoyment.
  • Objective 2.05: Determine accuracy, relevance, and comprehensiveness of information resources.
• Goal 3: The learner will RELATE ideas and information to life experiences.
  • Objective 3.02: Collect and compare information about diverse cultures, environments, and peoples.
  • Objective 3.05: Describe how information and ideas are influenced by prior knowledge, personal experience, and social, cultural, political, economic, and historical events.
• Goal 4: The learner will EXPLORE and USE research processes to meet information needs.
  • Objective 4.01: Identify information needs and formulate questions about those needs.

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 1.01: Describe the absolute and relative location of major landforms, bodies of water,and natural resources in the United States and other countries of North America.
• Goal 4: The learner will trace key developments in United States history and describe their impact on the land and people of the nation and its neighboring countries.
  • Objective 4.02: Explain when, where, why, and how groups of people settled in different regions of the United States.

Grade 8

• Goal 1: The learner will analyze important geographic, political, economic, and social aspects of life in the region prior to the Revolutionary Period.
  • Objective 1.03: Compare and contrast the relative importance of differing economic, geographic, religious, and political motives for European exploration.
  • Objective 1.05: Describe the factors that led to the founding and settlement of the American colonies including religious persecution, economic opportunity, adventure, and forced migration.

English Language Arts (2004)

Grade 5

• Goal 3: The learner will make connections through the use of oral language, written language, and media and technology.
  • Objective 3.02: Make connections between texts by recognizing similarities and differences based on a common lesson, theme, or message.
  • Objective 3.03: Justify evaluation of characters and events from different selections by citing supporting evidence in the text(s).

Grade 8

• Goal 1: The learner will use language to express individual perspectives through analysis of personal, social, cultural, and historical issues.
  • Objective 1.03: Interact in group activities and/or seminars in which the student:
    • shares personal reactions to questions raised.
    • gives reasons and cites examples from text in support of expressed opinions.
    • clarifies, illustrates, or expands on a response when asked to do so, and asks classmates for similar expansion.
  • Objective 1.04: Reflect on learning experiences by:
    • evaluating how personal perspectives are influenced by society, cultural differences, and historical issues.
    • appraising changes in self throughout the learning process.
    • evaluating personal circumstances and background that shape interaction with text.