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Westward HO!

Middle Childhood Expedition 2011-2012

Students in Middle Childhood will explore how the westward movement affected Idaho and the whole country. They consider issues such as:

• What cities were established?
• What conflict did the gold rush cause?
• What prompted exploration, migration and expansion?
• How did the movement define cultural/social development among miners, Chinese, farmers, missionaries and Native Americans?
• What were some of the economic influences?

The expedition will take students through three distinct inquiry investigations. The first will focus on early Idaho and how our state fits within the bigger world around us. The second is a study of Native Americans and Early Explorers, including a deep dive into the Lewis & Clark Expedition. Last, the expedition ends with a simulation of pioneers traveling west on the Oregon Trail.

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