Introduction:

Congratulations! You and your team of adventurers have been selected to accompany Lewis and Clark across the West.  President Jefferson has purchased a huge piece of land from France.  He needs you to help Lewis and Clark map and explore the area, so the president can have a better idea if the land was worth the price.  Your team will each have job to do on the expedition.  The jobs will be as follows:  journalist, mapmaker/geographer,biologist/anthropologist.

Each member of your team will travel together gathering information to be used to produce a report, poster, or a presentation for President Jefferson.  It is vital that your information be valid.  It will be used by many future settlers.  You are to use the resources given to you.  Take notes on the data sheets.  Below you will see the tasks for each of the team.
 
 
 

Task	Description
Journalist	Records everything that happens on the expedition.  Finds journal entries for the expedition and records the most important entries.  Records events in chronological order.
Mapmaker/Geographer	Finds maps and prints them out always remembering to label each map with the website address where it was found.  Describes the countryside through which the expedition travels.
Biologist/Anthropologist	Records with descriptions all the plants, animals, and people encountered along the trip.  Good descriptions of the Native Americans are very important, remembering to describe how they live, hunt, and what they eat.

Process:
 

Visit the websites below and collect information on your data sheet.  When you have finished  collecting your information, get together with your team and decide on a way to share it with
the class.  The last part of your quest is really important; it will help your teacher know that you understand the information you gathered.
Resources:
 

Internet Site	Site Description
http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/	This is a PBS site and really has super information
http://www.lewisclark.net/maps/index.html	Site contains a timeline, biography, maps, and much more
http://www.ucds.org/LCWeb/lcjournals.htm http://www.lewisclark.net/journals/index.html	Site contains the actual journals of Lewis and Clark.
http://www.lewisclark.net/timeline/index.html	Another site containing information about the expedition-a timeline.
http://www.lewisclark.net/biography/ index.html	Site contains biography of Lewis and Clark
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~uocomm/ newsreleases/latest/mar99/map.jpg	Map missing for over a hundred years.

Conclusion:
 

You were successful!  Congratulations! You have viewed places that only Native Americans and trappers have every seen.  You charted (mapped) new routes, you collected information that will be used for many who will come after you.  Your report and PowerPoint presentation will be preserved for all times in the Library of Congress.  You have learned much about the area visited by your team and Lewis and Clark.
Evaluation:
 
Below you will find a matrix.  It will be used by the expedition team leader (your teacher) to evaluate your webquest.  There are a total of 90 points.

 

What is Evaluated?	10 Points	20 Points	30 Points
Effort and Teamwork	Team finished the project and worked together a little.	Team finished the project, worked together and put forth good effort.	Team finished the project, worked together as a team, and put forth great effort.
Structure of Report and PowerPoint presentation	Team had more than 5 errors in spelling and grammar, but completed both activities.	Team had 3 to 5 errors in spelling or grammar, and completed both activities.	Team had no more than 2 spelling or grammar errors, and completed both activities.
Quality of Report and PowerPoint Presentations	Report and PowerPoint activities completed, but very brief.	Report and PowerPoint activities displayed good effort and organization and were completed.	Report and PowerPoint displayed excellent organization and were complete

Compiled by Barbara Jones (Instructional Technology Specialist)
Revised March 23, 2007 02:09 PM
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