Westward Expansion

Westward Expansion

Westward Movement/Gold Rush Webquest This webquest was prepared by three teachers for fifth graders. Small group reserach activities will introduce studnets to the westward movement and gold rush time period utilizing both print and electronic resources. This is well put together, even without the fancy entry page.

Westward Expansion Fifth Grade Project You are about to begin a thrilling trip through the old west. Many of the sites that you will enter are designed to help you on your journey. You will be seeing many new sights as you join the pioineers on their trek west. Watch out for the many hazards that await you.

Westward Expansion WebQuest This is an internet webquest on westward expansion created for students as they learn about this topic. Even includes a hypertext dictionary!

Kid Info...Pioneers/Westward Expansion What a site! This site has numerous links to information on expansive areas and topics of the period of the Westward Expansion and pioneers. You need to explore this site and see all the links, then choose to look at those that will tie in with your work. Awesome!

Museum of Westward Expansion Tour Explore the world of the American Indians and the 19th century pioneers who helped shape the history of the American West. Click on the floor plan to take the tour of the "Museum of Westward Expansion."

New Perspectives on THE WEST This site provides direct acccess to many of the diaries, memoirs, journals, maps and archival photos that went into the making of THE WEST, a TV series on PBS. This is a comprehensive site dedicated to research on the American West. Discover new perspectives on this still vigtal part of our past. Excellent site.

The American West, a Celebration of the Human Spirit A presentation of the History and Development of the American West, from the frontier and pioneer days of the Wild West, to today's Modern West. Features: Westward Expansion, Trails, Towns, Mining, Places, People, and anything of interest or of significance west of the Mississippi River. A lot of links to other major high quality western-type web sites also.

Westward Expansion This site is FULL of ways to explore the westward expansion as a theme. In the Lesson Plans area there are several optoins for various grade levels, depending on what you want to do. Take a look at all they offer here in the categories!

Eureka! - Boston KidWeb - Westward Expansion This is a constantly changing URL database with content relevant to elementary school curricula, including this site on the Westward Expansion. Many links to explore for your use.

Westward Expansion Topics This site has information on the Westward Expansion grouped in categories, with sites listed under each. Categories are: Research/Informaton Sites, Online Lesson Plans, Online Activities, Online Project, and some clip art.

U.S. Westward Expansion This site has some a different way for students to explore the westward expansion by looking at nine different activities/lessons with links. Worthwhile to take a look, as some is unique here that others may not have included.

Search for the Oregon Trail This site has areas of facts, myths, trivia, and teacher's guide for use geared for grades 4-12. Good background teaching about the Oregon Trail. Also ties in a video tape produced by Oregon Public Broadcasting and the Nebraska ETV Network in association with the PBS Online.

Westward Movement/Gold Rush Webquest	This webquest was prepared by three teachers for fifth graders. Small group reserach activities will introduce studnets to the westward movement and gold rush time period utilizing both print and electronic resources. This is well put together, even without the fancy entry page.
Westward Expansion Fifth Grade Project	You are about to begin a thrilling trip through the old west. Many of the sites that you will enter are designed to help you on your journey. You will be seeing many new sights as you join the pioineers on their trek west. Watch out for the many hazards that await you.
Westward Expansion WebQuest	This is an internet webquest on westward expansion created for students as they learn about this topic. Even includes a hypertext dictionary!
Kid Info...Pioneers/Westward Expansion	What a site! This site has numerous links to information on expansive areas and topics of the period of the Westward Expansion and pioneers. You need to explore this site and see all the links, then choose to look at those that will tie in with your work. Awesome!
Museum of Westward Expansion Tour	Explore the world of the American Indians and the 19th century pioneers who helped shape the history of the American West. Click on the floor plan to take the tour of the "Museum of Westward Expansion."
New Perspectives on THE WEST	This site provides direct acccess to many of the diaries, memoirs, journals, maps and archival photos that went into the making of THE WEST, a TV series on PBS. This is a comprehensive site dedicated to research on the American West. Discover new perspectives on this still vigtal part of our past. Excellent site.
The American West, a Celebration of the Human Spirit	A presentation of the History and Development of the American West, from the frontier and pioneer days of the Wild West, to today's Modern West. Features: Westward Expansion, Trails, Towns, Mining, Places, People, and anything of interest or of significance west of the Mississippi River. A lot of links to other major high quality western-type web sites also.
Westward Expansion	This site is FULL of ways to explore the westward expansion as a theme. In the Lesson Plans area there are several optoins for various grade levels, depending on what you want to do. Take a look at all they offer here in the categories!
Eureka! - Boston KidWeb - Westward Expansion	This is a constantly changing URL database with content relevant to elementary school curricula, including this site on the Westward Expansion. Many links to explore for your use.
Westward Expansion Topics	This site has information on the Westward Expansion grouped in categories, with sites listed under each. Categories are: Research/Informaton Sites, Online Lesson Plans, Online Activities, Online Project, and some clip art.
U.S. Westward Expansion	This site has some a different way for students to explore the westward expansion by looking at nine different activities/lessons with links. Worthwhile to take a look, as some is unique here that others may not have included.
Search for the Oregon Trail	This site has areas of facts, myths, trivia, and teacher's guide for use geared for grades 4-12. Good background teaching about the Oregon Trail. Also ties in a video tape produced by Oregon Public Broadcasting and the Nebraska ETV Network in association with the PBS Online.