As we travel on our Wagons West Hacker Trail, we will be learning a great deal about Pioneer Life in the 1800sWe will be coordinating with our friends in Mr. Bogush's social studies class. Here is the wiki we will be working in.
Here are some links, videos, podcasts, and pictures that could help in our learning.
Discovery Streaming - Westward Expansion Video
Use this video for our Project Based Assessment on Texas
This VoiceThread about Mr. Fryer's trip out west shows great pictures of buffalo/bison. How important were bison to Prairie settlers?
Use this video for our Project Based Assessment on Texas
This VoiceThread about Mr. Fryer's trip out west shows great pictures of buffalo/bison. How important were bison to Prairie settlers?
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» Build a Sod House
» Lewis and Clark Expedition Game
» Lewis and Clark
» Lewis and Clark National Geographic Game
» Lewis and Clark on PBS
» Williamsburg Site
» Westward Ho
This site shows another classes Wagon's West trip. There are many links that will be helpful to you.
» Old West Slang and Phrases
» Pioneer Music
» People of the West Profile by PBS
This interactive biographical dictionary provides concise profiles of the men and women featured in THE WEST, as well as information about many individuals who are mentioned only in passing. In most cases, the profiles offer additional details about the lives of these historical figures, together with some comment on their significance for historians.
» Texas Historical Atlas
Search the atlas for the historical places you're researching.
» Texas Beyond History
The Virtual Museum of Texas' Cultural Heritage.