Lawrenceville School science teacher Johnny Clore and history teacher Drew Inzer combine consideration of ecology and the story of the Lewis and Clark expedition of 1804. In addition to learning traditional science and pondering secondary and primary historical sources, students assemble raw materials into a beautiful wood-canvas canoe. Johnny Clore explains how traditional instruction, teacher and student collaboration, and boat construction converge to result in a remarkable testament to the power of project based learning.