The Journey West: Constructing Imagination (Grades: K to 8)
Program Type: Thematic Tour
Why did people go west, what did they take, and what did they discover? From sturdy boats to trunks filled with family treasures to a peg-toothed saw—take a journey through the landscape beyond the Mississippi River with the early settlers who traveled west. The tour includes discussion and gallery activities and an activity that combines drawing and writing.
(Galleries: Currents)
(GLE: CA 3, 1.6, 1.7, 2.4, 1.8; SS 1.6, 1.1, 2, 3, 2.1, 1.8, 1.2)
Why did people go west, what did they take, and what did they discover? From sturdy boats to trunks filled with family treasures to a peg-toothed saw—take a journey through the landscape beyond the Mississippi River with the early settlers who traveled west. The tour includes discussion and gallery activities and an activity that combines drawing and writing.
(Galleries: Currents)
(GLE: CA 3, 1.6, 1.7, 2.4, 1.8; SS 1.6, 1.1, 2, 3, 2.1, 1.8, 1.2)