The Corps of Discovery made several side trips of exploration during the Lewis and Clark Expedition. This project will require you to:
• Select an actual side exploration that members of the Lewis and Clark expedition took during their journey.
• Select historical members of the expedition, not yourself to detail your project.
Requirements for this project can be found on the grading matrix attached to this project. Your side trip may include one of the following, or you may choose one of many other areas where side trips were made:
• Lewis scouts the Marias – June 3, 1805
• Clark scouts the Missouri – June 3, 1805
• Lewis scouts for Shoshones – August 9, 1805
• Salt Works – Dec. 1805
• Clark’s journey to view the whale – Jan. 1806
• Clark’s journey on the Yellowstone River – July 1806
• Lewis’s journey on the Marias – July 1806
Grading Matrix
Describe your Team Leader: (10 pts.)
• 10 – 8 pts. – Give specific reasons you selected this person to lead your project. What were his specific skills and background?
• 7 – 4 pts. – Give specific reasons you chose this person to lead your project. What was his background?
• 3 – 1 pts. Name the leader of your project.
Describe the Mission of the chosen trip: ( 30 pts.)
• 30 – 21 pts. – Describe the purpose of your destination with at least 3 details.
How did your mission accomplish your goals?
What were the challenges if any?
How did you as a leader and as a group face the challenges?
• 20 – 6 pts. – Describe the purpose of your destination with at least 3 details.
How did your mission accomplish your goals?
• 5 – 1 pts. – Give the destination and purpose of your trip.
Describe the members of the team you selected for the journey (10 pts.)
• 10 – 8 pts. – Describe the specific skill of each member chosen for the journey.
• 7 – 5 pts. – Describe the specific skills of most of the members chosen for the journey.
• 4 – 1 pts. – List the members of the members chosen for the journey.
Describe the equipment taken on the journey. (10 pts.)
• 10 – 8 pts. – Describe at least 5 specific pieces of equipment and the purpose for selecting the equipment on the journey.
• 7 – 4 pts. – Describe the 3 specific pieces of equipment taken on the journey.
• 3 – 1 pts. – List 3 pieces of pieces of equipment taken on the journey.
Identify specific plants and animals discovered on the journey. (10 pts.)
• 10 – 8 pts. – Describe two plants and two animals that were seen on the journey. Include the scientific name. These need to be the actual items seen. Include pictures (yes, I know this is modern technology)
• 7 – 3 pts. – Describe two plants and two animals that were seen on the journey.
• 2 – 1 pts. – List two plants and animals that were seen on the journey.
Describe the location of the journey. (10 pts.)
• 10 – 8 pts. – Describe the location of the destination with current geographical names of the waterways, and mountains in the area. Create a map of your destination.
• 7 – 4 pts. – Describe the location of the destination with current geographical names of the waterways, and mountains in the area.
• 3 – 1 pts. – Describe the destination.
Describe the Native Peoples along the journey and at the destination. (10 pts.)
• 10 – 8 pts. – Describe the specific tribes along the journey and at the destination with journal entries
• 7 – 4 pts. – Describe the specific tribes that were in the area of the destination.
• 3 – 1 pts. – List the specific tribes that were in the area of your destination.
Identify the specific sources you used for your project. (10 pts.)
• 10 – 8 pts. – Identify at least 6 sources including one non-internet source used in your project.
• 7 – 4 pts. – Identify 4 sources used in your project.
• 3 – 1 pts. – Identify 2 sources used in your project.
Organization (10 pts.)
• 10 – 8 pts. – The project flows from beginning to end. I feel like I am a member of the expedition.
• 7 – 4 pts. – The project follows the requirements but faces challenges like when expedition members on the journey faced the River of No Return.
• 3 – 1 pts. – The project barely makes the journey.
Originality (10 pts.)
• 10 – 7 pts. – The project is like WOW! The project covers all of the required elements and more. The project shows your passion for the topic and the past.
• 6 – 3 pts. – The project is impressive. The project covers all of the required elements in an interesting way.
• 2 – 1 pts. – The project meets the minimum requirements in a satisfactory way.
Self Grade (5 pts.) USE WHOLE NUMBERS ONLY, OR NOT BETWEEN 3 – 4 OR 3.5!
• 5 pts. – The project goes above covering all of the grading matrix requirements with accuracy, organization, and originality. I feel like I was on your journey.
• 4 pts. – The project covers all of the grading matrix requirements with accuracy, organization, and originality.
• 3 – 2 pts. – The project covered most of the requirements.
• 1 pt. – The project covered some of the requirements but finished.