Worksheet
Curated OER

People on the Move

For Students 5th - 8th
Students explore transportation. In this transportation lesson, students examine the Jupiter locomotive, Washingtion D.C. streetcars, the Leviathan, the Salisbury Train Station, and Route 66. Students respond to 12 questions.
Website
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: Community Dreams: Santa Cruz, California 1876

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover how connecting Santa Cruz, California to the national railroad network in the late 1800s helped the town prosper and change.
Unit Plan
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: America on the Move [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover how transportation has helped people immigrate and migrate over the years.