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Life on the Trails

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Fourth graders explore U.S. Geography by completing a worksheet. In this west coast geography lesson, 4th graders discuss the Santa Fe and Oregon-California trails and the people who traveled them in the 1800's. Students define vocabulary terms based upon the geography and complete worksheets about costs and benefits.

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the united states

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american history, oregon california trails, sante fe trails, west coast geography, english language arts
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4th
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English Language Arts
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3 days
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