Lewis & Clark's Expedition
Hello Fourth Graders!
This inquiry guide leads you as you discover new and exciting things about Merriweather Lewis and William Clark's expedition into the unknown.
Standards
AASL Standards
This inquiry guide meets American Association of School library standards in all the domains and competencies.
Students work effectively with others to broaden perspectives and work toward common goals.
Students make meaning for oneself and others by collecting, organizing, and sharing resources of personal relevance.
Students discover and innovate in a growth mindset developed through experience and reflection.
Students demonstrate safe, legal, and ethical creating and sharing of knowledge products independently while engaging in a community of practice and an interconnected world.
Iowa Core Standards
This inquiry guide meets fourth grade Iowa Core standards within the areas of social studies, literacy, and writing. Click the links to the side for more information on the Iowa Core standards.
Note to teacher(s): As members of the Guided Learning Inquiry Team, the purpose of this inquiry guide is to provide a framework and resources as we model, listen, and encourage students along their path of inquiry.
This unit is cross-curricular; it meets both social studies and language arts topics and standards.
This inquiry guide follows Kalthu's framework: Guided inquiry design: A framework for inquiry in your school.
Each stage has a button to access instructional notes:
Clipart and Photos for Teachers and Students at iCLIPART for Schools. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://schools.iclipart.com/
Kuhlthau, C.C., Maniotes, L.K., & Caspari, A.K. (2012). Guided inquiry design: A framework for inquiry in your school. Libraries Unlimited: Santa Barbara, CA.
Iowa Department of Education. (2019). Iowa core. Retrieved April 22, 2020, from https://iowacore.gov/
National school library standards for learners, school librarians, and school libraries. (2018). ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association.
Sysoeva, E. (n.d.). Old Paper 6 Free Stock Photo - Public Domain Pictures. Retrieved from https://www.publicdomainpictures.net/en/view-image.php?image=213300&picture=old-paper-6