America on the Move

http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthemove/learning/classroom.html

Description: This activity guide accompanies the exhibition America on the Move. Through a variety of historical primary-source materials from the exhibition students build a deeper understanding of how transportation shaped American commerce, communities, landscapes, and population migrations. They apply the ideas for the exhibit to their own neighborhoods and communities. Standards 4.4.6, 8.6.2, 8.12.9, and 11.8.7

Author: Smithsonian Institution

Lesson ID: 48

Growth of a City: Examining the Growth of a California City

http://www.LearnCalifornia.org/doc.asp?id=449

Description: Similar aerial photographs taken in 1923 and 1932 allow you to examine the effects of rapid growth on a region. Define needs for city planning then examine later photographs of the city to determine if those needs were met. Predict changes to the city over time then compare your predictions with the progress of the city. Standard 4.4.4

Author: Tom Nelson, Elk Grove Unified School District

Lesson ID: 479