The Pioneers on the Oregon Trail Beth Ryan ED 417.

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The Pioneers on the Oregon Trail Beth Ryan ED 417

Thematic Unit: Westward Expansion

Objectives The students will be able to identify the characteristics of a pioneer. The students will will identify the Oregon Trailon a map of the U.S. The students will be able to describe the causes and effects of the Westward Movement.

Materials Assortment of wood and cloth to build covered wagons Pioneer clothing Butter churn and ingredients Buffalo skin and video Books on the Oregon Trail Paper, pencils, journals Items to be taken on trail

Web Sites The Oregon Trail In Search of the Oregon Trail Teacher’s Materials Kid’s Place The America West

Books Fantastic Facts About the Oregon Trail $2.95 Pioneer Days: Discover the Past $10.36 David King If you Traveled West in a Covered Wagon $5.99 Ellen Levine How Would You Survive in American West $7.95 Jacqueline Morley

Lesson Plan: Beginning the Journey What is an emigrant? Transportation: Covered Wagons Supplies: a family of 4 needed 1000 lbs. Of food Overpacked wagons Overcrowded roads

Lesson Plan: Following the Trail The Oregon Trail follows rivers and crosses mountains all across the West till California.

Lesson Plan: Which one- Horse, Mule, or Oxen? "The ox is a most noble animal, patient, thrifty, durable, gentle and does not run off.Those who come to this country will be in love with their oxen. The ox will plunge through mud, swim over streams, diving into thickets and he will eat almost anything." John Clark, explorer

Edward Lenox: "A little boy fell over the front end of the wagon during our journey. In his case, the great wheels rolled over the child's head---crushing it to pieces." Accidents River crossings Walking barefoort 2,000 miles Cholera- a deadly disease Lesson Plan: Hardships on the People