Arianna began Unit 4 – “The Middle West”, Chapter 8 – “Great Lake States”-, Lesson 1 – “The Old Northwest”- The chapter discusses the sequence of events in exploring and the expansion of this region. Arianna watched a “BrainPOP “lesson on the French and Indian War and completed the quiz at the end of the lesson. She also learned about what life was like growing up on the prairie. She visited and explored the “Ducksters Educational Site; Westward Expansion - Daily Life on the Frontier” and “American History Western Expansion Activities and Games” web site to learn about the difficult life they had.