Mrs. Gault's Class : Westward Ho!

Students were able to experience going WEST with Lewis and Clark today during class. Each classroom was a designated station that students were allowed to go and explore the different routes and experiences Lewis and Clark had on their journey west. Below are a few pictures of the stations each student was able to participate in.
Researching and finding evidence station
Students researched on the IPAD and IPOD to find out the motives and struggles experienced by settlers during their journey west.

We were researching the Lewis and Clark expedition on the ipads. by Cole

Writing Station

Students took the research they gathered and wrote diary entries pretending to be a settler moving

west.

The "Experience"
Students met John Colter...the "Mountain Man"

it was fun learning about Lewis and Clark and also we learn tarnation too.by Emily Barnes

Telescope Constructing station

Students participated in 3 activities during this station: 1. building their own telescope 2. use a real telescope to learn the parts then construct a diagram on their own 3. read an article about Lewis and Clark and how they used a telescope and other similar tools during their travels.

We went to Mrs. Glay's room to work on our

telescopes it was really fun. Mrs.Glay had a model of a telescope for us to draw and label the parts.

Then, Mrs.Glay let us build our very own telescopes. she had a secret message on the activboard

that we had to read with our telescopes. The message said,"Telescopes are used to make far away

objects appear larger." After we finished we read an article on telescopes, maps, and compasses

and awnsered comprehension questions about it. It was really FUN in Mrs. Glay's room!!

By: Autumn Lockhart

Topography Maps Station
Students learned the best way to design a route that is safe, fast, and inexpensive through creating and reading a topographic map.

This is an example of what students would need to be able to read to determine elevation change through contour lines and show the elevation change through a profile graph.

3-D Mapping Station
Students would answer the questions"How do I describe Lewis and Clark's journey and the geographical features they encountered and how do I use a map scale to accurately measure and express distance?" by building a 3D map using play-dough. When students were finished they would label the rivers, mountains, and journey with toothpicks and colored strings. Next, to find out the distance of Lewis and Clark's journey and the length of the Mississippi River students used a map and map scale on graph paper. Here are the final products of the 3D maps.