Go West, Young Seventh Graders!

This past week my two seventh grade humanities classes have been learning about Lewis and Clark. Having read about, mapped, and discussed the Corps of Discovery, the time came for them to set out on a voyage of their own. So, amidst lovely spring weather, we explored our way over to the Osaka Garden, just south of the Museum of Science and Industry. Along the way they kept maps of our journey, wrote notes about what they saw, and drew pictures of the flora and fauna they encountered. Here are a few pictures of the journey: