Days 50 & 51

October 26 & 27, 2011

Days 50 & 51

Ecology & Ecosystems

 6 x 6 for Sixth Grade

Vocabulary

1. Nitrogen: a colorless, odorless, gaseous element that constitutes about four-fifths of the volume of the atmosphere and is present in combined form in animal and vegetable tissues,

2. Biome: a complex biotic community characterized by distinctive plant and animal species and maintained under the climatic conditions of the region,

3. Rain forest: A tropical forest, usually tall, and densely growing,

4.  Desert: a region so arid because of little rainfall that it supports only sparse and widely spaced vegetation or no vegetation at all

5. Coniferous forest: a type of forest characterized by cone-bearing, needle-leaved trees

6. Tundra: one of the vast, nearly level, treeless plains of the arctic regions of Europe, Asia, and North America.

Sentences

1. Nitrogen makes up 78 percent of Earth’s atmosphere, but most organisms cannot use nitrogen in its gaseous form.

2. Ecologists divide the world into a few major ecosystems that share common characteristics but are scattered worldwide, these ecosystems are called biomes.

3. A tropical rain forest is predominantly found at or near the equator.

4. Deserts are defined as regions where evaporation exceeds rainfall, which makes a very interesting ecosystem to study.

5. A Coniferous forest has an average annual rainfall of 38 to 100 centimeters (15-40) inches per year.

6.  A Tundra is a type of Arctic grassland that is also found at elevations above timberline.

Details/ Facts

1. Many living things inhabit the Arctic Tundra

2. There is a Coniferous forest that covers the foothills of the Alps in Southern Germany

3. Some major biomes are tropical rain forests, savanna’s, deserts, grasslands, temperate deciduous forests, coniferous forests, and the tundra

4. After nitrogen has been fixed by bacteria, it circulates repeatedly between organism and the soil.

5. Scrub forests: A variant on the temperate deciduous forest biome is the so-called scub forest, found in the direr Mediterranean parts of the biome.

6. The herbaceous plants that grow in the arctic tundra tend to be small and stunted

Questions

1.  What is a water cycle? A: A water cycle is the cycle of the water that has transferred through the atmosphere, and has reached vegetation and soil as rainwater, but not all of it becomes available to living things, the cycle comes from the rain onto the roots that absorb the water, it sinks into the ground and into the ground water that then evaporates and the cycle starts all over again because after the water evaporates, it rains again

2. List 5 different common and important mineral nutrients commonly found in fertile soil: nitrogen, phosphorus, calcium, chlorine, manganese, molybdenum, and zinc

3. What percentage of the Earth’s atmosphere does Nitrogen make up? A: 78 percent

4. What are the 8 biomes scattered worldwide? A: rain forests, savannas, deserts, grasslands, deciduous forest, coniferous forests, the tundra, and aquatic biomes

5. In what parts of the world do you commonly find rain forests? A: The amazon river, the Congo basin, and Southeast Asia

6. What is a savanna? A: A Savanna is a transitional area usually found between tropical rain forests and deserts

Math *define these math terms

1. Vertex:  The endpoint of an angle is called a vertex

2. Skew lines: lines that do not lie in the same plane

3. Plane: A two dimensional surface that goes on and on in each direction without ending

4. Perpendicular lines: When two lines intersect, and the 4 angles on all sides of the intersection are exactly the same, the lines are called perpendicular lines

5. Straight angle: An angle that is exactly 180 degrees

6. Parallel lines: parallel lines lie in the same plane and are exactly the same distance apart

 Current Events *use Hyperlinks*

1. Find one current article discussing water issues in the world: Water issues link

2. Find one current article about the medicinal usefulness of plants in the rain forest: Rain forest SNUFFLELUPAGUS link

3. Find one current article about the extinction of a kind of animal: Animal Extinction

4. Find one current article about Nitrogen:  Nitrogen link by Sophie

5. Find one current article about fertile soil: Soil link

6. Find one current article about preservation of a tundra ecosystem: tundra link

Day 49

October 25, 2011 Day 49

Modified 6 x 6 using Lewis & Clark Expedition: An illustrated Glossary by Barbara Fifer

Vocabulary

1.       Auge: Any illness that includes chills or fevers such as the flu or Malaria

2. cache: A storage pit dug in the ground or the act of making and using one

3. cordelle: When the Missouri river was shallow and there was a flat bank to walk on, the men had to attach ropes to the boats and tow them upstream

4. frostbite: Exposure to severe low temperatures can cause water inside your skin to freeze cutting off the areas blood supply

5. mouth (of a river): where a creek or river end by flowing into another one or into an ocean

6. circumfrerntor: surveyors compass with sights opposite of each other and a compass between

Sentences *instead of using the vocabulary words for these sentences, write 6 GREAT, detailed, super-awesome sentences that you can use in your board game Rule Book. Make them fun to read!

1. Once upon a time a man that loved nature and the wilderness and a man that was super smart took and stupendous, exciting, and dangerous journey into the unknown.

2. Yes, the Lewis and Clark expedition tells the story of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark traveling into the Louisiana Territory where hundreds of unknown animals, plants, and Native Americans still roamed.

3. This extravaganza of an expedition was leaded by Captain Lewis and Co- Captain Clark, they lead 30 other men, a French trader Touissant Charbonneau and his Shoshone wife Sacagawea through rivers Mountains and plains of the west.

4. A long the way of the expedition, the Corps of Discovery met over 50 Native American tribes, most they made good peace with and others, not so much such as the incidents with the Sioux and Blackfoot tribes.

5. One time in 1805, some of the members of the expedition were out hunting for elk, and Lewis was collecting specimens for Thomas Jefferson, One of the members of the Corps accidently shot Lewis in the butt and he couldn’t walk for days.

6. The Lewis and Clark expedition was a super success and if it wasn’t for them, we might of never had the courage to explore the great west and we would be crammed from Maine to Georgia.

Forts *Look through glossary and name 6 Forts with location & importance to expedition

1. Fort Bellefontaine: Built on the Missouri river west of St Louis, it was the first U.S army post west of the Mississippi

2. Fort Clatsop: The shelter the men built for themselves and the Charbonneau family the winter of 1805-1806 near Astoria Oregon

3. Fort Kaskaskia: In Ellis Grove Illinois, across from the Mississippi river, the men built fort Kaskaskia and stayed there from November 27 to December 5

4. Fort Mandan: The Corps of Discovery arrived at the Mandan and Hidatsa in future Northwest North Dakota and stayed there the first winter

5. Fort Massac: In what is now Metropolis Illinois, on the Ohio river the men rebuilt a French fort and stayed there for 3 days

6. Fort Rock Campsite: Locally known as Rock Fort, the corps camped here for 4 days

Place Names

1. Beaverhead Rock: A Limestone monolith that rises 370’ above its base elevation of 4,949’. On August 8, 105 Sacagawea recognized the landmark and sad t was the area that her people spent their summers

2. Camp Disappointment: On the return trip, near the Mississippi river, all of the men were getting cold and hungry, and the weather wasn’t on their side at all, they stopped and camped at Camp Disappointment

3. New Orleans: The Capital of Louisiana, a super important port for commoners, and the original intent of the Louisiana Purchase

4. St. Louis: At the Mouth of the Missouri river, in 1803, St. Louis was a village of about 1,000 to 1,400 residents including slaves and freemen

5. Celilio Falls: The Great falls of the Columbia River are now called Celilo falls

6. Platte River: Forms at North Platte, Nebraska; the main platte flows into the Missouri  and the rest to the Mississippi

Questions

1.       What are the main differences between the black and grizzly bear and find an image of each to copy and paste here: the color, the size, and the teeth

 

2.       Identify 3 types of guns used on the expedition with at least one distinguishing detail: Flintlock rifle: The most common gun at the time and the most common gun used for the Corps   Muzzleloader: A gun that is loaded from the barrels opening (muzzle)      Fusil: A shorter, lightweight barrel gun

3.        What is a bison and how is it different from a buffalo? A: A bison is a big animal covered with fur, this animal is often called a buffalo, a buffalo has bigger horns than a bison and they’re not so curvy

4.        What are the three forks of the Missouri River and why is that important to the expedition? A:

The three forks of the Missouri are the parts of the river where it splits up in two different directions. The forks are important to the expedition because if Lewis and Clark chose the wrong way, the expedition would’ve failed

5.       What does it mean to be assigned to the “mess” in military terms? A:  It means you are assigned to cook and eat in your mess or group

6.       List 5 of the “Camps” set and used during the expedition:

1. Camp Chopunnish

2. Camp disappointment

3. Camp Dubois

4. Camp Fortunate

5. Camp wood

Landscape Features

1. Continental Divide: The natural dividing line in North America where water flows toward the Atlantic Ocean or toward the Pacific

2. The Dalles: Two-part construction of the Columbia river at the upstream end

3. Bitterroot Mountains: The Northern portion of the bitterroot range of the Rocky Mountains

4. Lolo Trail: North of and roughly parallel to present U.S highway 12 from Lolo Montana, this is the trail that the Nez Perce Indians told Lewis and Clark was the quickest way through the Bitterroots

5. Pillar Rock: The corps of Discovery camped on the Washington side of the Columbia river on November 7, 1805, opposite of Pillar Rock

6. Lemhi Pass: In the Beaverhead Mountains, at elevation of 7,339, east of today’s Tendoy, Idaho; On the westward trip, 5 members of the Corps crossed it 5 times

Day 48

October 24, 2011: Day 48

Farm School Homework

Homework Assignment due October 25, 2011

·         Caca’s Halloween Treats

1.      Take photographs of the creating and finished treats

2.      Have a copy of the recipe for the Almanac

3.      Do a computer search and find out where the holiday of Halloween came from.

·         Apple picking

1.      Do a short report about Johnny Appleseed and why he is important for the farms in New England. This can include a poem, song, or an art piece. I would like you to cite two sources for your report. At least one can be from the internet. See below for how to cite properly.

2.      Do a creative description – poem or story – about apple picking with your mom and friends. Use descriptive terms and you will illustrate it with your photographs.

3.      Take photographs during your apple picking trip.

4.      Find 3 or 4 things you can do with apples on the farm…. Crafts and food are okay to use. Write a brief description of the craft or recipe. You will illustrate it with clip art for the Almanac.

* Extra credit: Do a rebus poem about apples or Halloween

Apple Picking:

Today we went Apple Picking at Rocky Ridge Orchard. We took two bags and set off with our wagon. We picked Cortland, Macintosh, and Idared apples. We filled up two bags halfway full of apples. It was super fun and a great way to spend a fall afternoon.

A Macintosh apple is an apple cultivar with red and green skin, a tart flavor, and tender white flesh

In the movie we watched about Johnny Appleseed, Johnny visited a family who’s baby had just been born and he was sick. Johnny cured him by using apples. The family was so grateful to Johnny, they let him plant an orchard on their land. Johnny named the apple that grew on the tree the Macintosh, after the family.

An Idared is a type of red apple cultivar from Moscow, Idaho, United States.

 A Cortland is a kind of apple discovered after the Macintosh. Its flavor is sweet compared to McIntosh, and it has a flush of crimson against a pale yellow background sprinkled with short, dark red stripes and gray-green dots     

Definition: Cultivar:   a variety of plant that originated and persisted under cultivation                         

Creative Description:

On a fall afternoon,

With your family and friends,

Go pick some apples,

It’s the new trend,

You can pick Cortland’s,

You can pick Mac’s,

You can make apple pie,

Or just eat them for snacks,

You can eat apples, in the Big Apple,

You can eat apples in your house,

Feed apples to a dino,

Or to a little tiny mouse,

You can eat green apples,

Or you can eat red,

I wouldn’t eat the brown ones though,

I’d eat the yellow ones instead

Report on Johnny Appleseed

Johnny Appleseed (John Chapman) was born on September 26, 1774. He was a great man that planted apples all over Ohio, Illinois, and Idaho, Introducing the importance of nature, the outdoors, and apples to the world. Although a legend, (the legend states he traveled through the country planting apples but he really only did it in three states or so) without Johnny Appleseed’s ways of showing us conservation, we wouldn’t have nearly as many apples as we do today.

Johnny Appleseed was one of the first Americans, He is as American as Apple Pie!

“Johnny Appleseed.” Tall Tales and Legends. Showtime. Los Angeles, Ca. 31, October, 1986. Television.

Johnny Appleseed Website

Report on Halloween

All Hallows eve (Halloween) is an ancient holiday that is believed to be the night where the dead arise. It is said we should honor them or else we shall be cursed. Over the years we have made many fun activities about the holiday like, carving jack-o-lanterns, dressing up in all sorts of costumes, bobbing for apples and much more.

Recipes

1.      Crock Pot Applesauce:

Core sliced the apples, put them in crock pot and poured lemon juice on them to keep them from browning, we put cinnamon, nutmeg, Honey, Apple cider = 2 cups, 1 cup of water. Cover it, and plug it in for 3 hours.

2.      Easy Apple Pie:

Super simple American apple pie

We use the Apple corer slicer, it peels and slices by a crank, the slices look like a slinky or spring, Mom pours lemon juice on the slices to keep them from browning, 14 apples are needed for the pies, we picked Cortland, Idared, and Macintosh apples to use for the pie.

Put apple slices in bowl. Add 2/3 cup sugar (Mom like sugar in the raw)

 1/3 cup white flour

Cinnamon (lots of it!)

Nutmeg (not as much as cinnamon)

Cloves (little less than nutmeg)

And then mix all together until all the apples slices are brown and syrupy

We use store bought pie crust that has been thawed on the counter, we set the oven to 350. Bake pie for 40 mins.

 We made 3 pies, 2 to freeze, 1 to eat.

To freeze apple pie you line glass pie plates with plastic wrap and then pour apple pie mix into plate and cover with more plastic wrap. Then freeze the pie overnight and remove plastic-wrapped pie from glass plate and then store in gallon freezer bags.

When you’re ready for pie, take one pie out of freezer and uncover plastic wrap, then place frozen pie in fresh pie crust and bake extra 7-8 mins.

Lewis & Clark Board Game Plan:  Review

 The Lewis & Clark Expedition Board Game Plan

Objective:

Design and create a board game that will teach players about the historic and exciting Lewis & Clark expedition! The game will be designed as a Start to Finish* game with dice, player tokens, and directive cards. Players will journey along with the Corps of Discovery learning about its members, the expedition timeline, the challenges and successes, plants and animals they identified, the Native American tribes they encountered, and the American landscape they charted.

Resources:

Web Quests

Books

6 x 6s

Internet

Tools:

Board Game box

Ruler

Pencil

Paper

Paint

1 Die

6 player tokens

36 Directive Cards

Things to think about:

What’s the age range for players? Can you do an easier version and then a harder one for different age players?

What are the rules—keep them simple and short.

Make the game both fun and educational! It was an exciting journey—teach your players that!

Game Plan:

1.      Make timeline with dates of expedition

2.      Print out 3 good maps of the expedition

3.      Make notes about important and interesting points of the expedition—identify at least 20

4.      Begin sketching Story Map for game using timeline, maps, and notes

5.      Use your Lewis & Clark 6 x 6s to write (type) directive cards

6.      Finalize Story Map on paper before penciling onto board game box

7.      Write and print Rules of the game

8.      Identify player tokens & Make 6 player tokens

9.      Print and Paste 36 directive cards

10.  Paint board game box, shellac, and dry

Day 47

October 21, 2011 Day 47

Modified 6 x 6 for Sixth Grade using The Lewis and Clark Expedition, from the Graphic Library

http://www.amazon.com/Lewis-Clark-Expedition-Graphic-History/dp/0736896554/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1319222988&sr=1-2

Questions

1. Why was the expedition a secret at first? A: Because France still owned the land and Jefferson didn’t want them to interfere

2. What did Lewis and Clark bring to trade with the Native Americans and why? A: Beads and bright Cloth to show the Indians that they come in peace

3. How many men and supplies did the keelboat need to carry into the wilderness? A: 20 men, and 2 tons of supplies

4. What made the first day of the journey north on the Missouri River so difficult? A: They were traveling against the current

5. Describe what happened when the expedition met the first Native American tribe in August. A: Lewis and Clark met the first Indian tribe in August who agreed to stay peaceful, but they did not understand what Lewis and Clark meant by the land belonging to them

6. What happened when they met the Sioux? A: They had a slight conflict because the Sioux were armed with guns but finally showed that they meant no harm

7. Where did the expedition spend their first winter and who helped them? A: Fort Mandan, the Hidatsa and Mandan tribe helped them this tribe included Toussaint Charbonneau and Sacagawea, the new members of the Corps of Discovery.

8. What happened on April 7, 1805? Be specific with details. A: Lewis and Clark decided to send half of the Corps home with a prairie dog, 4 magpies, and other new plants and animal species back home to Jefferson, the same day Lewis and Clark and the other half of the Corps set sail in the opposite direction

9. What happened at the fork in the river on their way to the mountains?—be detailed and descriptive, this will be important for the board game. A: Lewis and Clark reached a fork in the river and they were not sure which way to go, they decided to split up and take both forks and meet back up after and decide which one seemed like the best route. Lewis sets out and quickly decides the north route will not lead the right way. Clark quickly decides the south way is, they meet back up and tell the men to go the South route

10. What happened at the Great Falls? *again, important for the board game. A: They decided to carry all of their supplies around the falls, But it was more difficult than expected it took almost a full month

11. Who was Cameahwait and why was he important to the expedition? A: Camehawait was Sacagawea’s brother and the chief of the Shoshone tribe. He was important because he gave the expedition horses to get up the Rocky Mountains

12. Who was Old Toby? A: A Native American Guide who Cameahwait hired for Leis and Clark

13. Who were the Nez Perce tribe and what did they do to help the expedition? A: The first Native American tribe that the Corps had seen in two months they took care of the Corps horses until their return trip over the mountains

14. What river did the expedition travel along with the current? A: The Columbia River

15. Did they find the Pacific Ocean on Nov. 7, 1805? What did they find? A: No they did not, they found the ide mouth of the Columbia River it as bad news and good news, because it meant they were getting close

16. What did the expedition vote about when they did reach the Pacific Ocean? Why was this particular vote important to American history? A: They voted on where they’re winter camp should be. It was significant to American History because it was the first vote ever that a woman and a slave got to participate

17. What did Lewis and Clark do during the rainy winter? A: Mostly right and draw in his journal, Clark drew a map of the land that they explored

18. List 3 things that happened on the beginning of their journey back *think about the board game. A: The expedition reunited with the Nez Perce tribe who gave them back their horses, Lewis traded medicine with the Nez Perce, and they decided to camp with the Blackfoot tribe

19. What happened with the Blackfeet? A: The Blackfeet tribe tricked the Corps into letting them camp with them, and during the night the Blackfeet tried to steal the horses.

20. What happened to Lewis that made his journey home difficult? A: He got shot in the butt

21. What invitation did the expedition extend to Chief Sheheke of the Mandan tribe? A: Clark invited Chief Shesheke to come meet Jefferson

22. What was the exact time length of their journey? A: two years four months and nine days

23. Why did some people think the expedition was a failure? A: Because the communication between the expedition and Jefferson was very difficult

24. How many plant and animal species did the Lewis & Clark expedition identify? A: 122 animal species and 178 plant species

*List at least 10 plants or animals as examples for the board game:

HARBOR SEAL!!!!!

Black tailed prairie dog

Black footed Magpie

Yellow footed Magpie

White Magpie

Magpie

American Bison/ Buffalo

Curlycup gumweed

Bigleaf Maple

Prickly Pear cactus

Swan

Day 46

October 20, 2011 Day 46

Sophie’s Blog: Tell about testing & also Sacagawea book

Yesterday I went to Massachusetts to test my intermediate moves. I didn’t have much time. Pretty much as soon as I got there I was on the ice. I went over to the judges and they told me to start my first move which was double threes. I thought they were very good. My second move was spirals which were awesome!!! My third move was brackets, which could’ve been better. My fourth move was twizzles, which were horrible! I fell on every single one of them even on my re-skate. They didn’t let me do my last move because my scores were too low. I have to test again in December.

Today I read a whole book about Sacagawea and the Lewis and Clark expedition. I liked it very much and taught me some interesting things. My hands got numb after reading it because I was holding the book in the same position for so long. Mom expected me to read a chapter or two this morning but no I read the whole book.

Who was Sacagawea? By Judith Bloom Fradin and Dennis Brindell Fradin

Link to book

And how about the Lewis & Clark documentary you watched and finished—what more did you learn about the expedition?

I watched a 3 hour documentary about the details of the Lewis and Clark expedition from 1804-1806. It informed me on all the little details of almost each and every day. What all the Native American tribes they met were called and how they treated the corps of discovery, How they named the rivers and lakes, and how the corps felt about Sacagawea coming along with them. I enjoyed the documentary a lot and learned all of the little details that I need for my board game. Now here are some facts I learned by watching the documentary.

1. The Touitan Sioux tribe stole Lewis’ dog Seaman

2. While the Corps were camped out in Fort Clatsop, they heard news of a whale being washed up on shore. Everyone got to see the whale except Sacagawea and York

3. In late May the Corps of Discovery reached the Rocky Mountains, and there was still snow on the top.

4. The Blackfoot tribe tricked the Corps of Discovery and almost stole their horses.

5. The Corps of discovery met over 50 Native American tribes during the expedition

Days 44 & 45

October 18, 19, 2011 Farm School Day 44 & 45  

Ecosystem

Ecosystem Observation Worksheet: Farm Pond

Date:     10/18/11                                                                              Season: Fall

Time of observation:                                                      Duration of observation:

1.       List three details or parts of the ecosystem you are observing:

Big Frog: cannot see him, gone into hibernation

Dragon: Very low in water, interacting with other fish,

Yellow Lily Pad: Lot’s of leaves around it, Fish under it no frogs on it

2.       What did you notice or observe?

I observed the ecosystem

And how the weather/season changes affects the ecosystem drastically

3.       What elements (weather, temperature, light, etc.) affected the ecosystem during your observation?

Chilly, Sun is out, cold water temperature, windy, nice fall day

4.       What changed since the last time you observed the ecosystem?

More leaves are in the water, fish are lower, no frogs, colder water

5.       What changes do you expect to happen to the ecosystem before your next observation?

Slight ice on pond, plats will be gone ( bent over in the water) fish will be inside the tank

Cartoon: Almost finished! Five more cells to complete this week and then it’s ready to blacken, scan, and upload/ print! Very well done and educational!

Almanac with Gamma: Plan and assignments

Art with Gamma and Mom: Watercolor birthday cards for Hannah, Olivia, and Danielle with beautifully written poems of birthday love and wishes.

Math: Points, Line, Line-Segments, and Ray Worksheet

Worked with Southwestern Advantage page 132 and completed 10 examples

1.       What is a Point?  A point is pictured by a dot. It is named with a capital letter

2.       What is a Line? A line is a straight path that goes on forever in both directions

3.       Line-segment? A line segment is a straight path between 2 points

4.       Ray? A ray is a straight path that goes on forever in one direction

Plus some review and practice of Column Division

The column division method is a variation of the standard long division algorithm. It was easier for me to keep my numbers in place and still come up with the quotient.

Language Arts with Bo: “A Great American (Thomas Jefferson)” with 10 questions, page 22 from Reading for the Gifted Student: Challenging Activities for the Advanced Learner, Grade 6, Flash Kids book

Link to Book on Amazon

LANGUAGE AND COGNITIVE SKILLS

Sophie chose a reading selection about Thomas Jefferson.

Sophie read the selection to me out loud and asked for some help with a few words.

She answered the questions for the selection.

She went back into the selection to find the answers.

She discovered that all of her answers were correct.

Days 42 & 43

October 17, 2011 Days 42 & 43

Sophie’s Blog: What did you do last week? Write about all the cool, fun stuff and then write 5 good sentences at the end describing what you learned doing the 5 crosswords--*credit for one day school!

Last week I went to Connecticut to visit Grandpa Mike and Grandma Linda. I can’t say a whole lot because Grandma has a mug that says, “What happens at Grandma’s house, stays at Grandma’s house!” But I’ll tell you some of the things that I did!!! On Monday (Columbus day) We went to a Dinosaur park that we go to every time we’re there. It was extra special this time because it was the parks tenth birthday and they had a circus and face painting and cupcakes and a bouncy house! I volunteered to go up on the stage during the circus show and I learned how to spin a plate on a stick. It was super fun! On Tuesday we played with our friend from across the street we went to chucke-cheese and then to a wicked cool playground. On Wednesday we spent the day with Grandma and we went to the aquarium. We played banana grams later. Thursday Grandpa took us to a cool Children’s museum. It was really fun. Every morning while I was in Connecticut I

6 x 6 for Sixth Grade using The Lewis and Clark Expedition, a Scholastic True Book

Link to book

Vocabulary

1. Superintendent: A manager of an organization

2. Pirogues: dugout canoes made from large logs

3. The Rocky Mountains: The chief mountain system in North America, extending from central New Mexico to N Alaska. Highest peak, Mount McKinley, 20,300 feet (6187 meters)

4. The Great Plains: The Great Plains are a broad expanse of flat land, much of it covered in prairie, steppe and grassland, which lies west of the Mississippi River and east of the Rocky Mountains

5. Northwest Passage: The Northwest Passage is a sea route through the Arctic Ocean, along the northern coast of North America via waterways amidst the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

6. Mississippi River: The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America.[3][4] Flowing entirely in the United States, this river rises in western Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for 2,320 miles (3,730 km)[5] to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico

Sentences

1. After the great expedition and the good relationships with the Natives, William Clark was named superintendent of the Native Affairs.

2. The most common boat that Lewis and Clark used while surveying rivers were called pirogues, or dugout canoes.

3. The Northwest Passage is fiction, the main reason it would never have worked is because of the Rocky Mountains, west of the Mississippi River.

4. Most of the new land that Lewis and Clark traveled threw are now known as the Great Plains, where they found most of the buffalo.

5. Thomas Jefferson wanted Lewis and Clark to find the Northwest Passage because it would get America better trading deals.

6. Surveying up the Mississippi River was one of the hardest times during the expedition; they probably could’ve used Sacajawea then!

Details/ Facts

1. The Sioux tribe of Native Americans were the hardest for Lewis and Clark to make peace with

2. William Clark was awarded the military rank of brigadier general

3. On May 14, 1804, Lewis, Clark, and the Corps boarded a 55-foot keelboat and set off down the Mississippi River

4. The inexperienced heat of the Western plains made some men very sick, including William Clark

5. There is a wall painting in Washington D.C’s Capitol Building of Lewis and Clark looking at a Native Village

6. On August 31, 2004 the U.S postage stamps of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were released celebrating the 200 year anniversary of the expedition.

Questions

1. What were some of the qualities and skills that made Meriwether Lewis a good explorer and leader? A: Lewis grew up in the wilderness and he knew how to survive in it, Lewis was also Thomas Jefferson’s secretary and Jefferson trusted him

2. What were some of the qualities and skills that made William Clark a good explorer and leader? A: Clark grew up in the wilderness as well; he was very smart and a great surveyor which was exactly what Lewis wanted in a co-leader

3. Why are Lewis & Clark’s journals so important? Write 3 good sentences with 3 reasons. A: Lewis and Clark knew their journals would be important to us now learning about their expedition; if they had not written in those journals every day we wouldn’t know what happened to them on their expedition. It was also good for Lewis and Clark to write in there journals to tell the next generation of people exactly where to go and what be aware of. It was good for Lewis and Clark to write in there journals to see how they felt on their journey.

4. What souvenir did Lewis send to President Jefferson? A: A magpie bird

5. How do Lewis and Clark’s journals describe Sacagawea? A: A Shoshone woman showed courage and strength to their expedition, later they said they couldn’t have survived the expedition without her,

6. What were some of the dangers the expedition faced? List 5. A: grizzly bears, unbearable heat, some native tribe incidents, storms, and arrows getting shot at you in the butt (which happened twice)

7. List the names of the Native American tribes the expedition interacted with:

8. How many square kilometers was the Louisiana Purchase? A: 2,123,800 square kilometers

9. How many miles (approximately) travel per day? About how many hours a mile did they travel? A: 8.5 miles per day math: 2 ½ years = 912 days 8,000 miles / 912 = 8.704 miles per day ; approximately 1 mile per hour. I figured this out by assuming they would travel approximately 8.5 miles in 8 hours. When I say average, I know that some days they would go faster than normal and some days they would go slower than normal like if you were on a river or not. Other factors to consider would be seasons, injuries, how much cargo you are carrying, terrains, horses.

10. What is the name of the mountain in Oregon that Lewis and Clark climbed to see the Pacific Ocean? A: Beacon Rock

11. What happened at Bitterroot Mountains on the journey home? A: Lewis decided to split the group in half and take different routes so they could survey more land

12. Where did Lewis and Clark meet back up for the last leg of the journey? A: Missouri River

13. How many acres were Lewis and Clark given after their expedition? A: 1,600

14. How many miles did Lewis and Clark travel on their expedition? A: 8,000

15. How many miles per day did Lewis and Clark average in 2 and a half years? A: Approximately 8.5

16. Who (Lewis or Clark) drew maps in his journals? A: Clark

17. Who (Lewis or Clark) kept some of the small animals they identified as pets? A: Lewis

18. On what date did the expedition arrive back in St. Louis? A: September 23^rd, 1806