Down the Colorado: John Wesley Powell, the One-Armed Explorer

GeoHistory
GeoLiteracy
Legacy
Lesson Plan Content
Description: 
In this lesson, students will study the journey of explorer, John Wesley Powell down the Colorado River.
Author: 
Karen Guerrero
Grade Range: 
4
Duration: 
2 class periods
Lesson Materials
Teacher Instructions: 
application/pdf iconTeacher Instructions
Student Materials: 
application/pdf iconStudent Worksheets, Assessments, and Answer Keys
Supplemental Files: 
application/pdf iconImportant Rivers, Steams, and Washes of Arizona map
application/pdf iconUnited States 1841-1869 map
application/pdf icon1869 Expedition of John Wesley Powell map
application/pdf iconUnited States 1841-1869 map (labeled)
Standards
Arizona Geography Concepts: 
1: The World in Spatial Terms
2: Places and Regions
National Geography Standards: 
1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information
6: How culture and experience influence people's perceptions of places and regions