Westward Expansion

Author Aaron Minor
School

Length of Lesson

120 minutes
Abstract This lesson will excite students as they take a historical walk into the past learning about westward expansion and Lewis and Clark. Students will use primary sources, historical pictures, and maps to learn about the past. Students will finish by writing an article using a newspaper template. They must include a summary of the information as well as important facts from the map, picture, and timeline they filled in during their historical walk.
District Fort Bend ISD
Historical Time Period
  • Westward Expansion
Historical Themes
  • History
  • Geography
Grade
  • Five (5)

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