 Pioneers
A
day in the life fun Quiz
Pioneers
of the Wild West
Pioneers
Sod
Houses
Maps
Printable
Map
Clickable
Map
Historic
Trail Maps
Timelines
Oregon
Trail Timeline
Tours
Virtual
tour - Welcome to the Wild West
Museum
of Westward Expansion
Welcome
to the Westward Expansion
Webquests/Web Activities
Scholastic
Oregon Trail
Coming
to a new land webquest
The
Oregon Trail
Class
Westward Ho Project
Westward
Ho!
On
The Trail Again Webquest
Go
West Young Men!
Preparing
the Way
End
of the Oregon Trail
Plays
Remembering
The Oregon Trail - A Play
Miscellaneous
Information
Many
Links for Information
Mrs.
Renz's Links of Trail Landmarks!
Fun
Fast Facts About The Oregon Trail
Westward
Expansion Links
On
the Oregon Trail by children
SCORE
Oregon Trail Sites
The
Donners
100$
drink of water!!!!
Recommended
Reading:
Bound
for Oregon
Whitman
National Historic Site
Across
the Wide and Lonesome Prairie - The Diary of Hattie Campbell
ETHEMES
LINKS
Daily
Life in a Covered Wagon
WESTWARD HO!
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Why Go
West?
Assignment
#1
Oregon
Trail Introduction
Create
an advertisement poster
Requirements
for Advertisement:
Use an eye-catching
title
Must be readable from
10 feet away
Choose at least
3 reasons to go to the Oregon Country.
Include a quote from
someone who has been there.
Give the name of a
contact person and a way to reach he or she.
Research the links
below to get started and then
complete the information
web handout.
Resources
Missouri Then and Now Texts - Chapter 8
Page 162
 Assignment
#2
How are we
gonna get there?
Create a Conestoga
Wagon
Decide which is best
Prairie Schooner or Conestoga Wagon ;
Oxen or Horses.
What'll we
take on this here trail?
 Assignment
#3
Create
a Supply List and Budget
Packing
Remember
the covered wagons have a limited amount of space. The average space is
4'x10'.
What are some items
you might need for the trip?
Resources
Assignment
#4
What kinda
dangers are there?
Create a warning sign.
Many pioneers left
warnings for those who will follow in their path.
Make a warning sign
with at least 4 warnings of hardships ahead.
One person out of every
10 died along the way.
Resources
Dangers
and Hardships
Assignment
#5
What About
Native Americans?
What if you were a
Native American watching the
wagon trains going
through your home lands?
Write a journal entry
from the point of view of a a teenage
Native American observing
the wagon trail.
 Assignment
#6
Has anyone
else survived the journey?
Biographies
When'll we
get there?
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