Pioneer Families

Use the following website to select your Pioneer family name.

http://www.rootsweb.com/~mopionee/

Westward Ho! Pioneers

Shoofly Shae's Oregon Trail

http://courses.missouristate.edu/ShaeJohnson/oregontrail.htm

Lewis and Clark

Lewis and Clark

Discovering Lewis and Clark

http://www.lewis-clark.org/

Inside the Corp of Discovery

http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/inside/index.html

Interactive Trail Map

Click on each state to view Lewis and Clark's journal entries of new discoveries.

http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/trailmap/index.html

Begin the Journey

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/journey_intro.html

Meriwether Lewis and William Clark

http://www.lewisclark.net/biography/index.html

Lewis and Clark Exhibit

http://www.lewisandclarkexhibit.org/cd_index_flash.html
http://www.lewisandclarkexhibit.org/index_flash.html

Lewis and Clark Game

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/west/

Lewis and Clark Online Base Camp

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisclark/exped.html

Scholastic Lewis and Clark

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/lewis_clark/

Exploring with Lewis and Clark

http://education.boisestate.edu/compass/Kidscompass/Lewisclarkexp.htm

Thomas Jefferson and the Louisiana Purchase

THOMAS JEFFERSON

Thomas Jefferson: The Third President

http://www.lewisandclarktrail.com/legacy/jefferson.htm

Thomas Jefferson

http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/tj3.html

A Day in the Life of Thomas Jefferson

http://www.monticello.org/jefferson/index.html

The Life of Thomas Jefferson

http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/signers/jefferson.htm

THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE

The Louisiana Purchase

http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/milestones/louisiana/

Brief History of the LA Purchase

http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9049100/Louisiana-Purchase

Reasons for the Louisiana Purchase

http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/history/A0859364.html

Louisiana Purchase

http://www.gatewayno.com/history/LaPurchase.html

Enchanted Learning: Louisiana Purchase

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/1800/louisianapurchase/

Area

Area

What is area?

How do you figure area?

Day 1: Exploring Area

PRE-ASSESSMENT TOOL

Today we will begin to explore area. The area of a figure is measured in square units. Area can be measured using several measurement tools like perimeter: square inches, square centimeters, even square feet.

1) What type of figure would you use square feet to measure the area? Square inches? Square centimeters?

Area is measured in whole square units and half square units.

Work with a partner to find the area of the bottom of your shoe. Use page 370 of our Math book for directions.

Materials you will need:
*Grid paper
*Pencil

Day 2: A Closer Look at Area

How do you find area?

Length x width = area

Use this website to read more about finding area:

http://www.mcwdn.org/Geometry/Area.html

Use this FunBrain Website to practice finding the area of different figures. Click on area at the bottom of the page. Start by playing the game on easy or medium, then challenge yourself!

http://www.funbrain.com/poly/index.html

Day 3: Find the area of...

Today you will apply your knowledge of area to the real world.

Activity: Area of Real World Objects

***You will use several types of measurement on this activity...read the directions carefully!

Day 4: Area and Your Fantasy Playground

Today you will find the area of your fantasy playground and explain the steps you took to solve for area.

Perimeter

PERIMETER

What is perimeter?

How do you find the perimeter of a figure?

Day 1: Exploring Perimeter with a Geoboard

PRE-ASSESSMENT TOOL

Today we will be exploring perimeter using a type of measurement called units. We will measure the perimeter of several different figures on a geoboard.

Use the following websites to practice finding perimeter.

http://www.mathrealm.com/Class/Demos/GeoBoard.htm

***Remember: The distance from one point to another point on the geoboard is one unit.

1) Make a figure with the perimeter of 8 units.

2) Make a figure with the perimeter of 14 units.

3) Figure out how many figures you can make with the perimter of 12.

Day 2: Roll a Polygon Game (Finding Perimeter)

You will be given two colored number cubes. The red cube will represent the width of the figure and the blue cube will represent the length of the figure. After each roll, record the length and width numbers on your record sheet. Construct the figure using snap cubes. Then, find the perimeter and draw a diagram of the figure.

***This game requires you to measure in units.

Activity: Odd Shapes? What is the perimeter? Use square tile shapes to find the perimeter in this activity.

Activity: Further Investigations of Perimeter (Around the Classroom)

Day 3: Exploring Ways to Measure and Find Perimeter of a Figure

Today we will be looking at the many different ways you can measure and find perimeter.

Questions to consider:

1) Can different shaped figures have the same perimeter?

2) Are there different forms of measurement you could use to find perimeter?

We will be using inches today as a form of measurement to find perimeter.

Activity: Fantasy Playground Perimeter Challenge

***There is more than one way to find perimeter!

Day 4 and 5: Create a Fantasy Playground

Students will be given a blank centimeter grid paper to create a fantasy playground. They will have to select three equipment items from the fantasy equipment list and properly place them on the paper. They must include the measurements of two sides of the equipment, one for the length and one for the width. Upon completion of the fantasy playground students will respond to the Journal prompt related to the new fantasy playground creation.

Westward Ho! Pioneer Unit