Summary
Mr. DeMaio follows the Lewis and Clark expedition across the American West. A short, high-energy Mr. DeMaio explainer (18 min) — great as a lesson hook, a review at a station, or a quick brain-boost the whole class can watch together.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
Use these after watching “The History of the Lewis and Clark Expedition!.”
- What is the most surprising or important thing you learned in this video?
- Where might this come up in real life — understanding how our country and its people got here?
- What is one question you still have, and how could you find out the answer?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: past, evidence, cause, effect, timeline.
Try it: 1) Write down two facts you learned in “The History of the Lewis and Clark Expedition!” and one question it made you wonder about. 2) Draw or explain the main idea to a partner in your own words.