Oregon Trail Simulation

1. Oregon Trail Simulation A Westward Adventure!

2. Week 1 Complete the activities for Week 1. Stop when you see Week 2.

3. Pioneer Students Today, you will be pioneers who want to settle in a new area of land known as the Oregon Territory Pioneers were early settlers in a new area of land. (A.K.A.) “Trail blazers”

4. Pioneer Students • Here are your groups: • Green: Shreya, Brayden, Jonathan, Jayvion, Hannah • Red: Anna Kate, Julian, Kaitlyn, Donnie • Blue: Melissa, Hunter, Cheyenne, Addison, Landon • Yellow: Philip, Carson, Kohen, Ava, Ta’Niyjah, • Purple: Ryan, Noah, Adglish, Madison

5. Pioneer Students • Roll dice to see who gets to pick their job first. The person who rolls the highest number goes first. They will roll the dice again and are assigned the job based on the following numbers: • 1-Doctor • 2-Banker • 3-Teacher • 4-Blacksmith • 5-Farmer

6. Salary • ?

7. Purpose/Job • ?

8. Add up all their salaries to find out how much money you have for the journey.   Throughout the journey you must keep track of how much they are spending and how much money they have left. Each day, students will also consume 2 pounds of food per person, and will need to subtract from their total amount.  Every time they buy something they need to fill out a form that says how much they have left.  They will have the option to buy more supplies along the trail, but item prices will increase 5 cents at each fort. Before you start your journey

9. Pick Your Supplies • Take a look at the price list of items you will need for their journey.  Decide what to buy and how much of each item to buy and then record it on shopping list. • You MUST purchase the following • At least 1,000 pounds of food • A conestoga wagon • 6 horses or 10 oxen (horse requires 1 harness per horse and oxen require 1 ox-bow)

10. Trail Ledger • In order to make it easier for you, I have made an google sheet page for your group to keep track of the money you are spending each week. Please click on the link next to your group’s color and begin purchasing supplies. Remember, these supplies are intended to last you a week! • Green: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wWidpZ-YL8wwjrN6jPomzPOFXdPXiS_H9NKpz-6pYhA/edit?usp=sharing • Red: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wWidpZ-YL8wwjrN6jPomzPOFXdPXiS_H9NKpz-6pYhA/edit?usp=sharing • Blue: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wWidpZ-YL8wwjrN6jPomzPOFXdPXiS_H9NKpz-6pYhA/edit?usp=sharing • Yellow: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wWidpZ-YL8wwjrN6jPomzPOFXdPXiS_H9NKpz-6pYhA/edit?usp=sharing • Purple: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wWidpZ-YL8wwjrN6jPomzPOFXdPXiS_H9NKpz-6pYhA/edit?usp=sharing

11. Food

12. Wagon Supplies

13. Other Supplies

14. Luxury Items

15. STOP! Make sure you stop and tally how much money you have spent today and how much money you have left before you move on to the next slide!

16. The Oregon Trail • 2000 miles long • Missouri to Oregon • Travel Challenges: • Difficult terrain • Lack of supplies • Disease / Illness • Attacks from Native Americans

18. The Story… You know that one out of every ten people die on the Oregon Trail, but want to travel it anyway. You desire your own land for you and your family. Your adventure begins in Independence, Missouri where you have bought wagons and are ready to travel west. Your goal is to reach Oregon alive but before the winter season begins…

19. Travel Power

20. Travel Power • First things first, you need an animal to pull your covered wagon. Which do you choose? • A) Horses • B) Oxen • C) Mules

21. Travel Power • A) Horses – Although fast they would most likely die of starvation – unless you gave them your food! Minus $5.00 • B) Oxen – Although slow, it turns out these are the least expensive and will survive under almost any condition. Plus $5.00 • C) Mules – Faster than oxen but often stubborn. You lose time trying to get them to move. Plus $3.00

22. Limited Room!

23. Limited Room • As you pack your covered wagon you realize you have too much stuff. Of the three choices below, which would you decide to leave behind? • A) A can of coffee • B) Frying pan • C) Your personal Bible

24. Limited Room • Choice A) Coffee isn’t necessary but was a good bargaining item. People would trade coffee for other foods or services. Plus $4 Choice B) You need this for cooking unless you want to put all of your food on a stick to cook it. Plus $2 • Choice C) Most travelers on the Oregon Trail decided not to travel on Sundays. Instead, they would hold worship services and rest. If you didn’t you may come across other travelers who will call you a heathen and throw things at you. Plus $1

25. Social Studies Video In pairs, please go to my class website and watch Westward Expansion Video #5. Please add this page to the Table of Contents in your social studies notebook and complete the notes page as you watch the video. Then, glue the notes page on the next blank page in your social studies notebook. Be prepared to discuss!

26. End of Week 1 Please stop here for today!

27. Week 2

28. First… Finish Video #5 if you haven’t already before going to the next slide!

29. Mountain Man(Travel guide)

30. Travel Guide • A mountain man who has traveled the Oregon Trail before has offered to be your travel guide for a small fee of $45 of your $100 dollars. What do you do? • A) Hire him and pay him $45 on the spot • B) Hire him but only pay him $25 now and $20 when you arrive in Oregon Country. • C) Tell him “Thanks, but no thanks.”

31. Travel Guide • A) With his expertise and knowledge you will most likely travel quicker and safer. Except you don’t realize he’ll leave with the money half way through… Plus $2 • B) Same as “Choice A” but he’ll travel the entire trail to get all of his money. Plus $5. • C) Being from the east coast you are what many would call a “city boy” and your lack of knowledge will slow you down. Minus $5.

32. Kansas River Branch

33. Kansas River • You’ve approached the Kansas River. The river is 200 yards wide with often rapid and deep currents. – what will you do next? • A) Pay $10 of your total $100 to have a ferry cross you over the river • B) Try to cross it yourself to save the money • C) Ride along side of the river and wait for a better crossing spot

34. Kansas River • Choice A) You reach the other side safely but have less money. Plus $5 • Choice B) One of your children falls off the wagon and is swept away by the current and drowns. Minus $5. • Choice C) You eventually find an easier crossing path, but lost a couple of days travel time. However, nobody died. Plus $2 points

35. Journal • Please write a 15-20 sentence journal detailing your trip so far. Make sure to include details and information about what the beginning of the journey has been like and what has been easy, difficult, etc. • You can look at my example if you like!

36. End of Week 2 Please stop here for today!

37. Weeks 3-6

38. SS Video #6 In pairs, please go to my class website and watch Westward Expansion Video #6. Please add this page to the Table of Contents in your social studies notebook and complete the notes page as you watch the video. Then, glue the notes page on the next blank page in your social studies notebook. Be prepared to discuss!

39. Ash Hollow (Valley)

40. Ash Hollow (Valley) • This is the first steep downward slope you come across. What will you do? • A) Load everybody up on the wagon and ride down holding on tight, then allow the oxen to catch up. • B) Avoid the downward slope by traveling around the hollow valley. • C) Detach the oxen and tie them up. You will use rope to slowly lower the wagon down the slope.

41. Ash Hollow (Valley) • Choice A) Are you kidding me? You would all probably die! But for the sake of the game, we’ll say you’re all badly hurt. Minus $5 Choice B) The safe way keeps everyone alive, but you lose two weeks time traveling the long way around the valley. Minus $2 Choice C) This took a lot of work, but was the best approach to traveling down this valley. Plus $5

42. Scott’s Bluff

43. Scott’s Bluff • As you reach the Platte River, you pass a high cliff. You stop for the night but there is no wood to burn. What do you do? • Choice A) Force the children to pick up Buffalo chips (droppings) to burn for fire. • Choice B) You decide you do not need a fire tonight and go without firewood. • Choice C) You take a few planks of wood off of the wagon and burn some of your wives extra clothes for a fire.

44. Scott’s Bluff • Choice A) Surprise! People actually did this on the Oregon trail. It burned well and did not make a bad smell. Who knew? Plus $5 • Choice B) Though nobody died from lack of fire, your grandmother caught pneumonia from the cold and is hacking everywhere. Minus $3 • Choice C) Bad idea. Your wagon is now damaged & your wife is really mad at you. Minus $5

45. Independence Rock

46. Independence Rock • It's the 4th July and many other travelers have stopped at a huge rock that looks like a giant whale. What do you do? • A) Keep going! You want to get ahead of everybody else and get there sooner. • B) Stop and join the celebration for 2-3 days • C) Stop and join the celebration for a weeks rest

47. Independence Rock • A) Your entire family becomes mad at you and forces you to turn around. You lose a lot of time having to backtrack. Minus $2 • B) The family is happy after patriotic singing, dancing, and picnic lunches. Bonus -- you did not stay too long! Plus $5 • C) It was fun, but you stayed a too long. Your brother became drunken and picked a fight with a guy twice his size. Bad idea. He is beat up and cannot help steer the animals. Minus $3

48. End of Weeks 3-6 Please stop here for today!

49. Weeks 7-9

50. Checkpoint 1-SS Video 1-6 Quiz Please complete the Video 1-6 quiz. You MAY use your notes for this, but not one another!