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=Key Question: = How do the diverse regions and peoples in the United States reflect its greatness?

= = =Expanding Concepts: =
 * What experiences bring diverse people together?
 * What did Lewis and Clark learn on their journey?
 * What can we learn abou the United States as we travel?
 * What is unique about the landscape of the Southwest?
 * How does Yosemite reflect the unique qualities of the West?

= Web Resources: = [|Grand Forks Public Schools 4th grade Social Studies matrix] [|Helping children understand diversity.] Lewis and Clark links: http://www.nps.gov/archive/jeff/LewisClark2/Activities&Kids/ActivitiesAndKidsMain.htm http://www.nationalgeographic.com/west/ Information about Yosemite: http://www.yosemite.national-park.com/ http://www.americansouthwest.net/california/yosemite/national_park.html

=Reading A-Z: = [|The Story of Lewis and Clark Book 1: Up the Missouri River] nf - Level Y [|The Story of Lewis and Clark Book 2: To the Pacific Ocean] nf  - Level Y

= = = = =[|Discovery Streaming:] = Time Warp Trio: Lewis and Clark…and Jodi, Freddi, and Samantha Lewis and Clark: Tools of Survival

= = =IS Resources: = How Communities Grow and Change - #42671 15 min

= Print Resources: = [|GFPS 4th Grade Social Studies Plus - Unit 1 Planning Matrix]

= Read Aloud: =

Chapter Books/Scott Foresman Trade Book Library:
__Lewis and Clark and Me: A Dog's Tale__ by Laurie Meyers __When Jessie Came Across the Sea__ by Amy Hest __The House in the Mail__ by Tom and Rosemary Wells __Don't Know Much About the 50 States__ by Kenneth C. Davis = = =Library Media Kits: = __American History Herald: Lewis and Clark alive__ - Kit #59 __Would you have gone with Lewis and Clark?: the story of the corps of discovery for young people__ - Barbara J. Patzman - 1108959 (24 copies) __Lewis and Clark__- Candice Ransom (2 Level Q kits) - 1170942 (6 books) & 1298953 (11 books) __Lewis and Clark: Explorers of the American West__ - Steven Kroll (2 Level T kits) - 1023159 (30 copies) & 1188992 (25 copies) Riding Freedom by Pam Munoz Ryan - Level P - many kits available __Facts About the 50 States__ by Patricia K. Kummer - Level Q - many kits available __Mr. Tucket by Gary Paulsen__ - Level T/U - several kits available with many copies available __The Story of Sacajawea, Guide to Lewis and Clark__ by Della Rowlan - Level T - several kits available __Sing Down the Moon__ by Scott O'Dell - Level T - 6 copies - Call# Kit T15 __Thunder Rolling in the Mountains__ by Scott O'Dell and Elizabeth Hall - 6 copies

= Technology Activities: =


=Inquiry Project: Natural Wonders = Students investigate a geographical attraction in the United States to discover its unique and appealing features. (Language Arts Standard 1: Students engage in the research process.) This process includes:
 * Formulating questions
 * Gather and organize information
 * Synthesize your findings
 * Publish and present your findings.

[|GFPS Research Investigation Technology Integration Resources]