State of Alaska
http://www.educ.state.ak.us/tls/frameworks/sstudies/part3a1.htm

E. D. Hirsch & Core Knowledge
http://www.coreknowledge.org/

NCSS
http://www.ncss.org/

NCSS Position Statements—Social Studies for Early Childhood and Elementary School Children Preparing for the 21st Century
http://www.socialstudies.org, and click on Position Papers

Library of Congress Memory Project
http://memory.loc.gov


Website Resources: Lewis & Clark

The University of Virginia Website (two sections):
http://www.lib.virginia.edu/exhibits/lewis_clark/ch5.html
could be used as background to teach the skills of location (compass, sextant, etc.).
http://www.lib.virginia.edu/exhibits/lewis_clark/home.html
could be used for a primary document of the unknown Louisiana Territory and background information for the teacher.

The Lewis & Clark website at
http://www.lewis-clark.org/choice.htm
includes excerpts from the Lewis and Clark Diary. 

The National Park Service website at
http://www.nps.gov/lecl/
provides information about the Lewis and Clark Trail.

PBS.Org website has pictures of Native Americans.
http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/native/index.htm

Thomas Jefferson Archives
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/jefferson/texts/

PBS.Org
http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/native/
 
Lewis-Clark
http://www.lewis-clark.org/hf_mmenu.htm

Heard Museum
http://www.heard.org/education.php