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=3rd Grade Social Studies - Oregon Trail=

**Websites**
[|The Oregon Trail] This site is all about the Oregon Trail. It includes in-depth information about the history, the people, the hardships, etc. Also includes information about historic sites along the trail. Has a great section with diaries, memoirs, and period books, along with “fantastic facts.”

Lessons
[|Oregon Trail Simulation] The children will learn “first hand” the struggle to start a new life by traveling the Oregon Trail through a computer simulation game. The students will share their adventures and acquired understanding through a journal and by sharing their experiences in a class made video.

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