Resources to Support Student Activities: Lesson 2

Many activities associated with this lesson invite further research. There are dozens of rich resources about the journey of the Corps of Discovery and the missions of the space program. Here are a few that you may find helpful in support of these activities:

Ambrose, Stephen E., Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West. New York. Simon and Schuster, 1996.

Ambrose, Stephen E. Lewis & Clark: Voyage of Discovery, Washington, DC. The National Geographic Society, 1998.

Duncan, Dayton and Ken Burns. Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery, An Illustrated History. New York. Alfred A. Knopf, 1997.

Lee, Wayne. To Rise From Earth: An Easy to Understand Guide to Spaceflight. New York. Facts on File, Inc.

Murray, Charles and Catherine Bly Cox. Apollo: The Race to the Moon. New York. Simon and Schuster, 1989.

Schmidt, Thomas and Jeremy Schmidt. The Saga of Lewis & Clark into the Uncharted West. New York: DK Publishing, Inc., 1999.

Other resources that will greatly increase your understanding of both of these events include:

Video:

Check your local library for these Public Broadcasting System (PBS) videos:

Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery. (2 videos; 2-hrs. each)

Spaceflight (4 videos; 1 hr. each)

John Glenn, American Hero (1 hr. 30 min.)

Websites:

www.nasa.gov

www.lewisandclark.org