5th Grade Trip to the Discovery Center

The students learned how Lewis and Clark navigated and recorded their journey using pacing and a compass.  The students used compasses to navigate an orienteering course.  We luckily finished right before the downpour!  

Then we went inside and our guide demonstrated how to make fire using flint/steel and a bow/drill.  The students then tried both methods to create fire.  We had some sparks and smoke, but no fire.  

Trying to start a fire using a flint and steel.

Trying to start a fire using a bow and drill.

In the afternoon, we learned about dugout canoes and how the Missouri River has changed since the time of Lewis and Clark.  

Standing in a dugout canoe.

Redirecting the Missouri River, so boats could travel more easily.