Westward+Expansion


 * The most current class resources will be included at the top of the page.**

**LINKS FOR STORY ABOUT NASA FUNDING (BLOCK 4W)**
 * Step 1** - NASA link to learn about the benefits of the space program in our ordinary lives - http://techtran.msfc.nasa.gov/at_home.html
 * Step 2** - PBS video link - (watch only first 1:41) - http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/science/jan-june10/nasa_02-02.html
 * Step 3** - Click on this 4.5 minute video segment discussing future of NASA funding - http://rt.com/usa/news/us-space-program-doubts/

**MAP GAMES** http://www.sporcle.com/games/g/states http://www.primarygames.com/states/4b.htm http://www.purposegames.com/game/47

**LEARNING ABOUT LAKOTA TEENS TODAY** • Please click on this [|link] to read a recent article about a Lakota school in South Dakota and answer questions. • Click on this [|link] to read YHS students' dialog with Lakota teens.

**US TERRITORIAL EXPANSION** Please view the two maps below to understand how the US acquired territory to make up the Continental United States.


 * LEWIS & CLARK: ** Organizer with links to learn more about Lewis & Clark's journey west and the expedition's interaction with tribes.


 * US in 1803 ** - handout read in class that sets the stage for President Jefferson's purchase of the Louisiana Territory and his desire to learn more about the western territories - [[file:America1803.doc]]