Curriculum

Goals and Strategies

	Determine what causes the variation in climates that we will experience as we progress across the plains, over the mountains and to the coast
	Track the changes in the night sky as we go through a complete lunar cycle sleeping under the stars
	Explore the incredibly diverse terrain and land forms of the United States as we hike, drive, canoe, and camp along the route of the original corps of discovery
	Investigate the role of natural and unnatural agents of erosion and weathering in shaping our landscape in the past, present, and future
	Formulate possible strategies for managing our grasslands, forests, and waterways in a sustainable manner by studying what they were like in the past and exploring what direction they are currently headed

	Visit at least two Indian nations and seek to understand current Native American issues and concerns
	Follow the general path of the original Lewis and Clark trail up the Missouri river, across the Rocky Mountains, and down the Colombia River to the Pacific Ocean
	Learn to calculate latitude and longitude along the trail, in a similar style to the original Corps of Discovery
	Unravel the historical and political dynamics of the early 19th century Jeffersonian era that prompted the original trip
	Study the history of the original trip through visits to museums, information centers, and by reading the original journals of Lewis and Clark