Kids' Corps of Discovery

Become a member of the Jr. Corps of Discovery and earn a special certificate! Here is all you have to do:

  1. Complete any three of the tasks listed below
  2. Print out the 'Certificate of Completion' form and have your parent or guardian sign to show you’ve completed the three tasks
  3. Return the 'Certificate of Completion' to DTP, P.O. Box 2005, Astoria, OR, 97103
  • Vote Online! Learn about The Vote at Station Camp by following this link then cast your own vote about where the Corps should make a winter camp!
  • Make and keep a journal like Lewis and Clark did. Write about your own Lewis and Clark discoveries. Find out about the Indian Tribes who lived along the Pacific Coast. Draw pictures or sketches of native plants and animals that you have seen.

  • Read at least two books about the Lewis and Clark Expedition. A list of recommended books is included with this journal kit. Record the titles and authors in your journal. Write two or three sentences telling something that you learned from the books.

  • Visit at least three Lewis and Clark sites. Record these in your journal and tell what happened at each site that relates to the Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery.

  • Collect some 'nature finds' that Lewis and Clark might have seen. For example sand dollars, seashells. Gull feathers, cones, and leaves. Take charcoal rubbings and leave your finds for someone else to discover. Learn about how the Chinooks and Clatsop-Nehalem tribes used these resources.

  • Watch the newspapers for articles about Lewis and Clark. Glue them into our journal or keep a separate album for the articles.

  • Tell friends, family, neighbors, and visitors about Lewis and Clark! Show them your journal.

READING RECOMMENDATIONS Visit your local library for recommendations for more books about Lewis and Clark or other stories of exploration.

  • Lewis and Clark for Kids: Their Journey of Discovery With 21 Activities by Janis Herbert
  • As Far as the Eye Can See by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel
  • Lewis an Clark Expedition Coloring Book by Peter F. Copeland
  • Sacagawea: 1788—1812 by Rosemary Wallner
  • MY NAME IS YORK by Elizabeth Van Steenwyk & illustrated by Bill Farnsworth

READ ABOUT THE CLATSOP AND CHINOOK INDIANS

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TEST YOUR LEWIS AND CLARK I.Q.!


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