Gateway West



	Information available on this page includes: Possible Research Topics Bibliography Online Lesson Plan Resources Online Resources Online Photo Gallery	Listed below are possible research or discussion topics, online lesson plans, resources and other materials. As you look through this list please consider that this series can work for grades 4-12, with an emphasis on 7th grade. Also consider that the series will be used with different purposes for different grade levels. This is by no means a complete list of resources, and we cannot guarantee the life span and quality of the web site addresses.

Possible Research Topics:	Online Resources:
Clark's Treaty with the Osage Louisiana Purchase Thomas Jefferson Father Jacques Marquette Meriwether Lewis William Clark Fort Osage Osage Chief "Big Soldier" George Sibley Osage Indians	Historic Fort Osage Contains information about Fort Osage, the military and Osage Indians that lived & worked at the fort, information about the wagon trails, a calendar of events, an old map and links to other fort and Native American related web sites. Missouri Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Website Lewis & Clark - The Missouri Heritage Project Lewis and Clark State Park

Bibliography:	Online Lesson Plan Resources:
The Journals of Lewis and Clark Expedition Moulton, Gary, editor University of Nebraska Press Lincoln, Neb. 1988 The Genesis of Missouri Foley, William E. University of Missouri Press Columbia, Mo. 1989 Fort Osage, The Opening of the American West Wooldridge, Rhonda Independence Press Independence, Mo. 1983 Undaunted Courage Ambrose, Stephen Simon & Schuster New York, N.Y. 1996 Westward with the Dragoons Gregg, Kate, editor Fulton, Mo. 1937	“Lewis and Clark” Resources and Lesson Plans from PBS: Grade Level: approximately 7-12. These materials can be used without student viewing of the PBS series “Lewis and Clark" The Constitutional Community's "Lewis and Clark Expedition" Secondary lesson plans relating to the constitution and foreign trade. This site contains many resourceful links. Sharon Sumner’s Missouri History Page Lewis & Clark Native American Journey Lewis & Clark Group Presentation Join the Corps of Discovery with Lewis & Clark Lewis & Clark Pamphlet Piecing Missouri Piecing Missouri is an integrated, cross-curricular unit with a primary focus on teaching fractions to fourth grade students--pioneer, genealogy, cooperative groups Buckskin: A Rich Resource	“Fort Osage National Historic Site” History of the fort, complete with quotes from early writings and information about what it takes to create a living history at such a multicultural setting. U.S. Trek: The Odyssey: “Lewis and Clark” Sea to Shining Sea: A Nation Moves Westward Contains hundreds of links and lesson plan ideas for teaching about Lewis & Clark and the westward expansion. A must see site for teaching social studies for about grades 7-12. Education World's Great Sites for Teaching About Westward Expansion National Geographic’s “Go West Across America with Lewis and Clark"
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