2/12/2010 - Lewis & Clark Expedition - Mr. Ewing Presentation @ MS

This endeavor by Quest students is formally known as Service Learning. This teaching and learning strategy results in students taking what they have learned and skills they have honed to provide a service to their community. Quest students did just that. They first spent several weeks researching topics of interest related to the “Lewis and Clark expedition”, especially in the areas of applied science, nature investigations, and Native American interactions. They prepared displays involving artifacts and other items, learned how to conduct interpretive talks and lead hands-on activities, and even cooked several food items using 200 year old recipes. Thereafter they practiced setting up stations and rehearsed their interpretive skills, as they readied themselves for the real test – leading their “clients” (8th graders) through informative and interesting hands on programs/stations. The key goal was to help their clients truly feel and experience what it sounded, looked, smelled, and even tasted like along the trail of Lewis and Clark’s expedition.