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Salamancas journey across the whole ding-dong country! Slide 2 Instructions As we virtually travel along Sals journey, follow along with your own individual map, marking the cities and landmarks we visit. Along the way we will also learn a little about the local Native American history of the areas in which we visit. After the presentation, you will have time to color in your maps. Slide 3 On your own map of the United States locate and label Bybanks, Kentucky. Slide 4 Next, locate and label Euclid, Ohio. Bybanks, Kentucky Slide 5 Euclid, Ohio Sals journey with her grandparents begins in Euclid. Mark this spot by drawing a star. Slide 6 Bybanks, Kentucky Euclid, Ohio Next, locate and label Lewiston, Idaho. Slide 7 Lewiston, Idaho Bybanks, Kentucky Euclid, Ohio Sals journey ends in Lewiston. Mark this spot by drawing a star. Slide 8 Lewiston, Idaho Bybanks, Kentucky Euclid, Ohio Map out Sals journey by drawing a dotted line between the two stars. Slide 9 Lewiston, Idaho Bybanks, Kentucky Euclid, Ohio 2,000 miles! Slide 10 Lewiston, Idaho Bybanks, Kentucky Euclid, Ohio So what landmarks and cities will we visit along the way? Slide 11 Locate these landmarks and cities on your map as we accompany Sal on her journey! Chicago, Illinois Lake Michigan Madison, Wisconsin Pipestone National Park, Minnesota Sioux Falls, South Dakota Missouri River Badlands National Park, South Dakota Black Hills, South Dakota Mount Rushmore, South Dakota Old Faithful Geyser, Yellowstone National Park Rocky Mountains Coeur dAlene, Idaho Slide 12 Our journey begins as we travel west from Ohio along US Interstate 90 Slide 13 Lewiston, Idaho Bybanks, Kentucky Euclid, Ohio Chicago, Illinois Slide 14 Wrigley Field, Home of the Cubs Downtown Chicago Slide 15 Lewiston, Idaho Euclid, Ohio Bybanks, Kentucky Lake Michigan Slide 16 The name Michigan derives from an Ojibwa Indian word, Mishigami, which means Great Water. Slide 17 Lewiston, Idaho Euclid, Ohio Bybanks, Kentucky Madison, Wisconsin Slide 18 The Wisconsin Dells, Waterpark Capital of the world State Capitol Building Wisconsin countryside Slide 19 Lewiston, Idaho Euclid, Ohio Bybanks, Kentucky Pipestone National Park Slide 20 Pipestone National Park, Minnesota Pipestone is a red rock used by Native Americans to create peace pipes, or ceremonial smoking pipes, vitally important to American Indian culture. Slide 21 Entering South Dakota. Slide 22 Lewiston, Idaho Euclid, Ohio Bybanks, Kentucky Sioux Falls, South Dakota Slide 23 Sioux Falls is a city in South Dakota, developed around these waterfalls. The name comes from the Sioux, or Dakota, Indian tribe, who lived in this area of the United States before the first settlers, French fur traders, arrived. Slide 24 Lewiston, Idaho Euclid, Ohio Bybanks, Kentucky Missouri River Slide 25 Nicknamed Big Muddy, the Missouri River runs from Montana, across the Great Plains of North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri. It is the second largest river in the United States, after the Mississippi River. Slide 26 Lewiston, Idaho Euclid, Ohio Bybanks, Kentucky Badlands National Park Slide 27 Slide 28 The Lakota Indians (a sub-tribe of the Sioux Indians) named this area Badlands because of the harsh terrain, provided by infrequent but harsh wind and rainfall, causing rapid erosion. Slide 29 Lewiston, Idaho Euclid, Ohio Bybanks, Kentucky Black Hills Slide 30 Black Hills, South Dakota After the discovery of gold, the last major Indian War, the Black Hills War, was fought here between the American settlers and the Sioux Indians. Slide 31 Lewiston, Idaho Euclid, Ohio Bybanks, Kentucky Mount Rushmore Slide 32 Mount Rushmore, which commemorates the first 150 years of American history, was carved into a large granite rockface in the Black Hills, a sacred Lakota Indian (one of the three Sioux tribes) site. Slide 33 Lewiston, Idaho Euclid, Ohio Bybanks, Kentucky Old Faithful, Yellowstone National Park Slide 34 Yellowstone National Park Yellowstone is the first and oldest National Forest in the world. It is home to numerous geysers and hot springs, famous for its grizzly bears, bison and elk, and has a large supply of the mineral obsidian, used by Native Americans in making arrowheads. Slide 35 Old Faithful, a geyser, is an eruption of hot water and steam arising from the ground. As water slowly seeps through cracks in the ground, it is warmed by rocks heated from hot magma, then returns to the surface through the same cracks. Old Faithful Slide 36 Slide 37 Lewiston, Idaho Euclid, Ohio Bybanks, Kentucky Rocky Mountains Slide 38 The Rocky Mountains were a sacred home to many Native American tribes, including the Sioux Indians, where they often lived in the spring and summer. Slide 39 Slide 40 Lewiston, IdahoEuclid, Ohio Bybanks, Kentucky Coeur dAlene, Idaho Slide 41 The Coeur dAlene Indians were named by French fur traders, who named them after what they perceived to be unfair trading practices. The Indians call themselves The Discovered People. Slide 42 Now its your turn to color in your map! Your final map should have all of these landmarks on it: Slide 43 Lewiston, Idaho Euclid, Ohio Bybanks, Kentucky Chicago, Illinois Lake Michigan Madison, Wisconsin Pipestone National Park Sioux Falls, South Dakota Missouri River Badlands Mount Rushmore Black Hills Old Faithful Rocky Mountains Coeur dAlene, Idaho Slide 44 Students can view more photos and learn more about the history and landmarks of Route 90 by visiting: http://www.interstate-guide.com/i-090.html Pictures provided by: Laura Poppers www.pics4learning.com Blank US map from: http://geography.about.com Music: Strength Within by Scott Diiorio, http://www.sacredflute.com/ This Powerpoint Presentation may be downloaded from: http://soe.ucdavis.edu/ss0506/kaufmanm