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CONTENT:
The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History created this informative
Web site to give visitors the opportunity to travel with Lewis and
Clark on their great expedition and learn about the plants and animals
they encountered along the way. |
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AESTHETICS:
The site is attractive with a user-friendly layout. Special plug-ins,
Flash Player, QuickTime, Acrobat Reader, are needed in order to fully
experience the exhibits. |
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ORGANIZATION:
The content of the site can be browsed by clicking on the interactive
map or by choosing the collection and browsing by species, state where
the specimens were found or collection date. |
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REVIEW:
With the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark expedition coming up
in 2004, this Web site is sure to be of interest to teachers and
students as well as the general public. It takes a look at the plants
and animals that were described in the journals of the explorers.
The collections are primarily from the Museum of Natural History
and were not collected by Lewis and Clark themselves. The collection
includes images of museum specimens, scientific drawings, field
photos of the plant and animal species, journal excerpts, historical
notes, and references as well as the date and location of observation.
The interactive map allows visitors to click on the locations along
the trail to view a description of the specimens found there. Teachers
will find lesson plans in the resource section that reach across
the curriculum and grade levels. Included is a list of Web resources
for further information.
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