Lewis & Clark : The Journey of the Corps of Discovery. Teacher's Guide and Video Segment Index.

This teacher's guide accompanies the Public Broadcasting System (PBS) four-part videotape documentary about the journey of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark as they made their way from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean. The guide introduces the documentary's major themes through 4 lessons whi...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Public Broadcasting Service, Washington, DC
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1998.
Subjects:
American Indian History.
Educational Television.
Elementary Secondary Education.
Geography.
Instructional Materials.
North American History.
Social Studies.
United States History.
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Louisiana Purchase > Northwest Passage > Sacajawea
Guides, Classroom > Teacher.
Genre:
Guides, Classroom
Physical Description:56 pages
Format: Microfilm Book
Description
Summary:
This teacher's guide accompanies the Public Broadcasting System (PBS) four-part videotape documentary about the journey of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark as they made their way from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean. The guide introduces the documentary's major themes through 4 lessons which focus on the geography and events that shaped the journey. The lessons are (1) "Preparing for the Journey"; (2) "To the Continental Divide"; (3) "Reaching the Pacific"; and (4) "Returning Home." Each lesson includes background information, discussion questions, activities for individual, small group, or whole class involvement. A map and time line are provided. The accompanying video segment index indicates the volume, hour, minute, and second that material about a key event, organization, or person featured in the video will occur. There are an alphabetical index and a subject index focusing on events, organizations and groups, and people. (MM)
Note:Availability: PBS video, 1320 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314-1698; Tel: 800-344-3337 (Toll Free) (Enhanced Teaching Package: 4 indexed videotapes, teacher guide, video segment, index $99.95; Teacher's guide only $19.95).
ERIC Note: Accompanying 240 minute indexed four-videotape set is not available from EDRS.
Microform.
Call Number:ED432490 Microfiche
Audience:
Practitioners. ericd
Teachers. ericd
ISBN:9780793626762 :
0793626765 :
Reproduction Note:
Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.