Third Grade Lewis and Clark Research Presentation
You are going to follow in the footsteps of Lewis and Clark as they explored our country. Lewis and Clark
wrote letters and kept journals in order to share what they had learned. Instead of writing letters you
are going to share what you discover through a PowerPoint presentation that you will show to you
teacher and your classmates.
You will have a total of 26 slides:
Slide 1: Introduction slide
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Title of your presentation
Your name
Date completed
Slides 2-6 deal with the following date: August 3, 1804
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Slide 2-date and location (where are they?)
Slide 3-Native American tribes they have recently been in
contact (name, picture and information about them)
Slide 4- name, picture, and description of a new plant they have discovered
Slide 5- name, picture, and description of a new animal they have discovered
Slide 6-one fact or something that you found interesting about this part of their journey
(This is a new fact that you didn’t include on another slide.)
Slides 7-11 deal with the following date: Winter 1804-1805
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Slide 7-date and location (where are they?)
Slide 8-Native American tribes they have recently been in contact (name, picture and
information about them)
Slide 9- name, picture, and description of a new plant they have discovered
Slide 10- name, picture, and description of a new animal they have discovered
Slide 11-one fact or something that you found interesting about this part of their journey
(This is a new fact that you didn’t include on another slide.)
Slides 12-16 deal with the following date: June 1805
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Slide 12-date and location (where are they?)
Slide 13-Native American tribes they have recently been in contact (name, picture and
information about them)
Slide 14- name, picture, and description of a new plant they have discovered
Slide 15- name, picture, and description of a new animal they have discovered
Slide 16-one fact or something that you found interesting about this part of their journey
(This is a new fact that you didn’t include on another slide.)
Slides 17-21 deal with the following date: November 7, 1805
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Slide 17-date and location (where are they?)
Slide 18-Native American tribes they have recently been in contact (name, picture and
information about them)
 Slide 19- name, picture, and description of a new plant they have discovered
 Slide 20- name, picture, and description of a new animal they have discovered
 Slide 21-one fact or something that you found interesting about this part of their journey
(This is a new fact that you didn’t include on another slide.)
Slide 22 will be a map showing their journey.
Slide 23 will be a listing of the resources you used to gather your facts to make slides of 2-6 the
PowerPoint. Use the same colored background that matches the colors of that group of slides.
Slide 24 will be a listing of the resources you used to gather your facts to make slides of 7-11 the
PowerPoint. Use the same colored background that matches the colors of that group of slides.
Slide 25 will be a listing of the resources you used to gather your facts to make slides of 12-16 the
PowerPoint. Use the same colored background that matches the colors of that group of slides
Slide 26 will be a listing of the resources you used to gather your facts to make slides of 16-22 the
PowerPoint. Use the same colored background that matches the colors of that group of slides
Things to remember:
1. Be creative. Your classmates are gathering the same information so you need to find a way to
make your presentation stand out.
2. Use different colored backgrounds to help group information about the same date together.
Slides 2-6 should have the same colored background; slides 7-11 should be the same color;
slides 12-16 should be the same color; slides 17-22 should be the same color; and slides 23-26
should be the same color.
3. Every time you use an internet site to get information you will need to document/list the sites
you used. Someone else created those websites and shared it with you, so you need to
remember to give them credit. Use slides 23-26 to list your resources. Use the same colored
background that matches the colors of that group of slides.
4. Font size should be a minimum of 40, but a 44 size font would be even better. You may use
different fonts for the same group of slides.
5. Use different types of slide transitions. You are going to present this to the class so make sure
you do NOT check the “automatic” box. Leave it on “click.”
6. You may use custom animation to add motion, but keep it simple. Make sure that the
animation is not a distraction but will add to the presentation.
Sites for you to look at to gain information:
http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/index.html
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/resources_discoveries.html
http://www.nps.gov/archive/jeff/LewisClark2/HomePage/HomePage.htm#
http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/archive/index.html
http://lewis-clark.org/
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/west/main.html
http://www.lewisclark.net/
http://lewisandclark.com/facts/faqs.html#spell
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/journey_intro.html
Barb Riley 5/10/2011
Sources:
Lewis and Clark at Three Forks. Photograph. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Web. 10 May 2011.