Helpful Links for the Oregon Trail

http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/teacherguide.html

Originally made to be the study guide and resources for the documentary “The Oregon Trail.” Site contains vocabulary words, discussion topics, student activities and test questions.

http://www.endoftheoregontrail.org/histhome.html

The official website for the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center in Oregon City. Oregon Trail History Library includes a FAQ and good accounts of what it was like on the Oregon Trail.

http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0210182/

This website is good for kids to go look at. Highlights include sound bites of animals and sounds that pioneers might encounter, recipes that pioneers ate, and sound bites of weather. Interestingly, this site was created by a group of, what I am assuming are, students. Although, I cannot find whether or not they are students.

http://www.blm.gov/or/oregontrail/

This is the official website for the National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center in Baker City, OR. This has wonderful activities for kids (word search, Kids on the Trail, Homework Helpers) as well as resources for teachers (downloadable worksheets and coloring sheets.)

http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/Sites.html

This site has an interactive map of the Oregon Trail. It divides notable Historic Sites along the trail categorized by state.

http://www.thefurtrapper.com/oregon_trail.htm

This site is historical factoids. What I like about this one is the clickable thumbnails of authentic artifacts.

http://nb.wsd.wednet.edu/lmc/pathfinders/Oregon_trail_pathfinder.htm

Website created for 4th grade classes studying the Oregon Trail. Gives book lists for non-fiction and fiction. Gives links for other related topics.

By Courtney Downing