The Oregon Trail GO
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Objectives • After completing The Oregon Trail module, students will be able to answer basic questions with at least 80% accuracy on the final quiz
Target Audience • 4th & 5th graders • Mostly suburban, some rural & urban • Mostly white, middle class families
Learning Environment • Classroom with individual computer stations and headphones or • At the individual students home
Sources • http://www.octa-trails.org/learn/people_places/articles_life_death.php • http://blog.aphl.org/2012/02/the-diseases-of-the-oregon-trail/ • http://www.oregonpioneers.com/FoodChoices.htm • http://americanhistory.mrdonn.org/powerpoints/oregontrail.html • http://www.healthstones.com/farm_life_store/schleich_american_frontier/schleich_american_frontier_covered_wagon/schleich_american_frontier_covered_wagon.html • http://www.oregontrailcenter.org/HistoricalTrails/Supplies.htm • http://www.oregontrailcenter.org/HistoricalTrails/Dangers.htm • http://www.epicpencil.com/ • http://www.spotlessga.com/take-the-quiz/ • http://www.historyglobe.com/ot/otmap1.htm • http://www.wpclipart.com/world_history/old_vehicles/covered_wagon.png.html • http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/stories/yellowstone-park-managers-release-62-buffalo • http://www.deer.com/ • http://ftkansasjourney.blogspot.com/2010/05/little-vermillion-crossing-on-oregon.html • http://madeintheblackcountry.wordpress.com/2010/01/12/victorian-childhood/
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WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO? Food Belongings Basic Facts Quiz Disease Review
Basic Facts • The Oregon Trail began in 1836 • It was a way for people to travel to the West • Settlers traveled in covered wagons pulled by oxen
Basic Facts • The Oregon Trail began in St. Louis, Missouri and crossed over 2,000 miles finally ending in Wilamette Valley in Oregon
Basic Facts • The trip took between 4 and 6 months • Many family members walked while the wagons held their belongings
Food • A lot of hunting and gathering was involved along the way in order to survive • They hunted animals like buffalo and deer for food
Food • Before leaving they packed things such as sugar, bacon, coffee, salt, pepper, yeast powder, beans, flour, lard, rice, vinegar, and dried fruit • Since they had no refrigeration they relied a lot on salted meats and other foods they could preserve
Belongings • The travelers only brought the bare necessities with them • Brought candles, matches, some cooking supplies, a tent, tub for bathing, buckets for collecting water, rope, axes, nails, guns, and possibly a few sentimental items
Belongings • They could not bring a lot with them on the long journey • Whatever they would need to survive the journey and would fit in their wagon is what they brought
Disease • The travelers faced many diseases • Typhoid fever • Cholera • Dysentary • Diptheria • Measles
Disease • With these terrible diseases along with starvation and dehydration it is actually quite amazing that anyone survived the journey • Over a 25 year span up to 65,000 deaths occurred
Review • Click the letter that best answers each question • You can click the home button at any time • There is a total of 3 questions • Remember, this is only practice!
1. What year did The Oregon Trail start? A B 1836 1814 C D 1828 1863
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2. What animal pulled the wagons? A B Horse Oxen C D Mule Donkey
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3. What types of things did the travelers bring with them? A B Candy Chocolate C D Toys Rope
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Review You have now completed the review! Are you ready for the Final Quiz?
Quiz • Click the letter that best answers each question • You can click the home button at any time • There is a total of 5questions • Good luck!
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1. How long did the trip take? A B 1 year 4-6 months C D 2-3 months 5 months
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2. What is one of the animals they hunted? A B Buffalo Birds C D Bears Turkey
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3. What could they NOT bring with them on the journey? A B Beans Flour C D Lard Cheese
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4. What kind of diseases did the travelers NOT face? A B Dysentary Cholera C D Measles Chicken Pox
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5. How many deaths occurred on The Oregon Trail? A B 55,000 65,000 C D 2,500 30,400
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Congratulations! You have completed the Final Quiz for The Oregon Trail!
