More Class Lessons for WebQuests 1999

The Trek West Summary: This lesson focuses on the westward movement and the era just prior to the Civil War. Grade Level: 7,8,9 Curricular Area: social studies and language arts Class Time Required: self-paced (Estimated)

Standards: California Social Studies and Language Arts standards. | top | Learning and Teaching Activities: Students keep a diary based on the wagon train experience. | top | Outcomes and Assessment: Based on the standards students will be able to effectively describe the experiences of a wagon train. A rubric was created as an assessment tool. | top | Materials Needed: Internet access is necessary, a word processing program is necessary to complete the lesson as written although it is easily modified to do orally or with pen and paper. Email access will facilitate evaluation. | top |