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Local resources
Classroom activities from the Lewis & Clark +200 exhibit at the 2003 Kentucky State Fair, reproduced here courtesy of the Kentucky State Fair Board. Games for students from the exhibit are also available.
National resources
The following sites focus on lesson plans and learning activities related to the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Many of the websites on our Links page also include educational materials.
The Missouri Historical Society offers teaching units and lesson plans for different grade levels using primary sources from the National Bicentennial Exhibition.
Lesson plans and other educational materials compiled by the National Council of the Lewis & Clark Bicentennial.
Lewis & Clark's Expedition: Curriculum Ideas & Education Resources
Education/Teacher Resources from the Jefferson National Expansion Museum
Lewis and Clark: Mapping the West, a project of the Smithsonian Institution and EdGate, includes lesson plans, learning activities, and other information related to cartography on the expedition.
Other educational links:
The following links, divided into categories, provide information and resources for learning about specific aspects of the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Maps and Cartography
"Rivers, Edens, Empires: Lewis & Clark and the Revealing of America," Library of Congress online exhibit. Includes a zoom-able image of the Nicholas King map carried on the expedition. This map shows how little was known about the vast western territory.
"Mapping the Lewis and Clark Trail," a brief description of Clark's mapping tools and methods.
Expedition supplies
"Lewis and Clark Expedition Supplies,"A list of supplies Lewis purchased for the expedition compiled by National Geographic.
Native Americans
"American Indian Nations," articles, flash presentations, and links compiled by the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Commission.
Map of the Lewis and Clark Trail, identifies Native American territories in relation to each other.
Plants
"The Lewis and Clark Herbarium: Images of Plants Collected by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, 1804-1806," an alphabetic index to images and descriptions of plants collected during the expeditions. Sponsored by the University of Maryland and the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia.
Wildlife
"Wildlife along the Lewis & Clark Trail: A GIS Approach," an interactive map of Expedition campsites with site coordinates and dates. Also includes a list of species seen and killed. Oregon State University, Leopold Project.
Primary Sources
The Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, edited by Gary E. Moulton, University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Provides full-text of the Lewis and Clark journals.
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