Theme/Topic: Montana Government Studies
Indian/White Relations in the 19th Century American West
The Lewis & Clark Expedition in Montana
Essential Questions: 1. How did the L&C Expedition affect the cultures of the Plains Indians of Montana?
2. Why is Sacagawea revered by Indians and Whites alike?
3. The L&C Expedition did not encounter the Blackfoot Indians while in Montana.
What if they had?
4. What were the similarities and differences between the L&C Expedition and those
of the conquistadores in Central & South America centuries earlier?
5. If the Blackfoot Indians had undertaken a journey to the eastern seaboard of the
United States in 1805, how would their journey been different from Lewis and
Clark's? Similar?
Content and Skills of Mind Assessment
How will students demonstrate
their mastery? Describe
learning activities in which
students will perform
processes, contents, and Habits
of Mind.
Which two or
three habits were
needed to
accomplish this task?
What concepts, subjects,
topics, or disciplines do you
want your students to
comprehend?
Individual (i.e., self-
management Skills.
Thinking Skills (i.e.,
experimentation, hypothesis
formation, comparing)
Group (i.e., collaboration
skills)
transportation would have
the Blackfoot taken?
What would have been the
mission of this Blackfoot
expedition?
Would traveling in the
opposite direction (west to
east) and the language
barrier been a bigger or
smaller problem? Explain.
List the most significant
concepts on which the
students will focus.
Predict outcomes based
upon knowledge of
cultures.
Compare and contrast.
Indentify cultural mores
and customs.
List the specific skills you want
the students to practice and
learn.
Thinking and
communicating with
clarity and precision.
Metacognition.
Thinking flexibly.
Applying past
knowledge to new
situations.
List the specific habits
of mind that best fit
this topic.
storming webs and graphic
organizers in small
groups.
Devise routes
on maps across the
United States based on
1800 geography.
Answer two odd and one
even numbered Essential
Questions (above).
List indicators of performance
and describe how they will be
monitored and recorded.
