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In Pursuit Of A Dream

1 hours 23 minutes 42 seconds

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Two dozen teenagers and three teachers go back in time, dress as the pioneers did, and travel by wagon train on the Oregon Trail from Wyoming to Oregon. Along the way they meet a variety of other people, from topographical engineers mapping the West to gold seekers headed to California, and Indians wanting to trade. The interactions of the students in the film mirror those experienced by the thousands of people who crossed the country in the mid-1800s that helped create the nation as we know it today. The kinds of hardships and problems encountered by the kids are the same as those encountered by the pioneers.

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Runtime: 1 hours 23 minutes 42 seconds

Topic: Education, History, Social Science
Subtopic: Conflict Resolution, Native Americans, U.S. History - 1784-1860
Grade/Interest Level: 6 - 12
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Release Year: 2009
Producer/Distributor: Landmark Media
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Color illustration of 2 photos in frames sitting in the branches of a tree. 1 photo is of a man and young girl, the other is of woman with a young boy and a young girl. Spanish Caption. "Viven con su papá y su mamá."

Woman faces camera with a cartoon backdrop of a pink and purple room. Caption. You can catch it before it takes control.

Boy with dark curly hair sits at a desk and smiles up to the side. Other children out of focus in background. Caption. If I have a bully.

Cartoon. Worms-eye view of a fish bowl tipping over on a wooden table. Spanish caption. ¡Ah!

Woman speaks towards camera, looking off to 1 side. Caption. I don't think I was that shocked.

Closeup side view of a young woman in front of a red brick wall with her mouth open mid-speech. Caption. Lori as narrator. What? Caption. Nothing, nothing.

2 girls in tie-dyed shirts stand next to each other and smile in a crowded room. Caption. Female as narrator. "She was like, you guys are hurting me."

Cyberchase cartoon. Inez rides a futuristic broom, holding on with 1 hand, smiling and pointing out to her side. Caption. Then you went 4 cybermeters per second.

Cyberchase cartoon. Matt, Jackie, Inez, and Digit stand outside next to a tall blue and orange camping tent.

Cyberchase cartoon. Matt, Jackie, and Inez stand across from Digit in a laboratory setting. 1 child looks down at a piece of paper she is holding as the bird shrugs with both wings out. Caption. The power's been goin' on and off.

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Gail R. (Stanley, NC)

February 7th, 2013 at 07:52 AM

Wonderful video