Westward Expansion

Reading and Materials List

Required Books

• Going West! Journey on a Wagon Train to Settle in a Frontier Town by Carol Johmann and Elizabeth Rieth
• How We Crossed the West: The Adventures of Lewis and Clark by Rosalynn Schanzer

Materials

Common Materials

• scissors
• colored pencils
• colored pencils or markers
• masking tape
• "Timeline of American History"* (1.optional)
• "Timeline of American History"* (3.optional)
• journal
• map of the U.S.
• ruler
• tape or glue
• string

Lesson 1

• tape measure

Lesson 2

• round pie pan* (2.2 - Option 1)
• markers
• poster board* (2.1 - Option 1)

Lesson 3

• pipe cleaners or straws
• toy boat or something that floats
• waterproof tape
• wood glue
• 2 binder clips
• 2 large paper clips
• 2 one-quart cartons
• 3 half-gallon cartons with pouring spouts
• 1 half-gallon carton
• cardboard tube* (3.3 - small size)
• craft sticks
• double-sided tape
• large empty thread spool
• long piece of corrugated cardboard
• stapler

Lesson 4

• piece of white cloth
• cardboard
• 4 long, thin pieces of balsa wood
• 4 paper fasteners
• rectangular cardboard box
• red and blue tempera paint
• rope
• measuring tape
• paintbrush

Lesson 6

• paper ketchup cup from a restaurant or similar small container* (6.2 - Option 1)
• plastic or butter knife* (6.2 - Option 2)
• plastic straw* (6.2 - Option 1)
• quart-sized milk carton* (6.2 - Option 1)
• shredded coconut* (6.2 - Option 2)
• small rock* (6.2 - Option 1)
• zip-top plastic bag* (6.2 - Option 2)
• 13" x 9" pan* (6.2 - Option 2)
• boxed brownie mix* (6.2 - Option 2)
• large nail* (6.2 - Option 1)
• green food coloring* (6.2 - Option 2)
• chocolate frosting* (6.2 - Option 2)
• stiff piece of cardbaord* (6.2 - Option 2)

Final Project

• large note card
• Some materials will depend on the game you create
• box to hold your game pieces and directions

* - denotes an optional material that may or may not be used