Folklife Resources for Educators

Materials Related to Explorers

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Hispanic Exploration in America - Primary Source Set
by Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/primarysourcesets/hispanic-exploration/

Maps, drawings, a sound recording, paintings, written documents and presentations outline the role of Hispanic explorers in the discovery, exploration, and development of America. The resources in this primary source set are intended for classroom use. Includes a Hispanic Exploration in America teacher guide (7 p. PDF), and audio recordings, maps, and other manuscript materials drawn from the Library of Congress' online digital collections. There is also a link to primary source analysis tools.

Grade Level: 6-8; 9-12	Curriculum: Art and Culture; History and Social Studies
Resource Type: Audio recordings; Primary sources	Language: English
Subjects: America--Discovery and exploration--Spanish; Maps in education; Explorers; Hispanic Americans; History Geographic locations: United States; Spain

Sponsoring Organization:
Library of Congress
101 Independence Avenue, SE
Washington DC 20540-1300
(202) 707-5000
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/

Lewis & Clark - The National Bicentennial Exhibition Teaching Units and Lesson Plans
by Missouri Historical Society
http://www.lewisandclarkexhibit.org/4_0_0/index.html

Curriculum materials for grades 4-12 with a virtual exhibit of the "Lewis & Clark: The National Bicentennial Exhibition" that explores the cultural landscape the explorers encountered in the early 19th century. The teaching units with lesson plans and suggested activities cover the topics of: Preparing for the Trip; Politics & Diplomacy; Women; Mapping; Animals; Language; Warriors/Soldiers; Trade & Property; and Plants, each comparing and contrasting Lewis and Clark's experiences with what those of the Native Americans they met might have been. The lessons are geared to upper elementary, middle school, and high school levels, are inquiry-based, and use primary source materials, artifacts, and Indian interviews featured in the online exhibition. Also includes video clips, maps, and a variety of documents. Units are linked to Missouri State Standards and National Council for the Social Studies and National Science Teachers Association standards.

Grade Level: 3-5; 6-8; 9-12	Curriculum: Art and Culture; Geography; History and Social Studies; Science
Resource Type: Activities; Audio recordings; Lesson plans; Primary sources	Language: English
Subjects: Clothing and dress; Missouri--Social life and customs; Indians of North America--Languages; Indians of North America; Indian women; Maps in education; Women; Great Plains--Social life and customs; Plants; Explorers; Oral history; Oral tradition; Animals; Inquiry-based learning; Intercultural communication Geographic locations: Washington (State); United States; Missouri; Great Plains

Sponsoring Organization:
Missouri History Museum
P.O. Box 11940
St. Louis MO 63112
(314) 746-4599
http://www.mohistory.org/

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