An important part of the journey was documenting all of the new plants and animals that the group encountered. Your task is to document all of the plants and animals that the group encountered and to write a report on at least four plants or animals.
At the end of the task you should have:
1 document listing all of the new plants discovered
1 document listing all of the animals discovered
4 reports on specific plant and/or animal of your choice
Read more about the scientific discoveries here:
http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/lewisandclark/encounters.htm
Use the following website to document the plants found on the expedition:
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/resources_discoveries_plant.html
Use the following to document the animals found on the expedition:
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/resources_discoveries_animal.html
Now, choose 4 plants and/or animals from the lists above that you would like to learn more about:
You may find helpful information on the following site: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/journey_intro.html
Use the legs of the journey on the top right to search through the animals and plants encountered.
You must answer the following questions about the plant or animal:
1. What does it look like? Draw a picture or print a picture off the internet
2. Where does this plant or animal live?
3. When did the group discover it?
At the end of the task you should have:
1 document listing all of the new plants discovered
1 document listing all of the animals discovered
4 reports on specific plant and/or animal of your choice
Read more about the scientific discoveries here:
http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/lewisandclark/encounters.htm
Use the following website to document the plants found on the expedition:
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/resources_discoveries_plant.html
Use the following to document the animals found on the expedition:
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/resources_discoveries_animal.html
Now, choose 4 plants and/or animals from the lists above that you would like to learn more about:
You may find helpful information on the following site: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/journey_intro.html
Use the legs of the journey on the top right to search through the animals and plants encountered.
You must answer the following questions about the plant or animal:
1. What does it look like? Draw a picture or print a picture off the internet
2. Where does this plant or animal live?
3. When did the group discover it?