Home

Featured Graphic

Click here to return to the article

Explorers of the Mississippi

Share

Subject:SUBJECT HERE
Grade: 3-5, 6-8

Brief Description
Students locate resources about exploration of the Mississippi River and create a time line about the history of the river.

Objectives

Students learn about the history of the Mississippi River.

Keywords

Mississippi River, exploration, United States history, time line

Materials Needed

computers with Internet access or printouts from the Web sites referenced in the Lesson Plan section below and/or other online or print resources about the Mississippi River

Lesson Plan

Have students explore the following Web sites and/or other online or print resources. Then ask students to create a time line of the explorers and their explorations.

Assessment

Evaluate students based on the accuracy and completeness of their time lines.

Lesson Plan Source

Education World

Submitted By

Linda Starr

National Standards

U.S. History:
NSS-USH.K-4.3
NSS-USH.5-12.2
NSS-USH.5-12.3
NSS-USH.5-12.4
NSS-USH.5-12.5

Originally Published 08/28/2000; Links Last Updated 10/28/2002