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Students study about the first people that came to the Lansing area. After reading a series of stories students have gained an examineing of how people in the 1800s and 1900s dressed. They design trading cards to portray their settler and include important information about them. Finally, students have a better examineing of how growth affected a certain area over time.

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lansing michigan, social studies
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Grade
2nd - 3rd
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
2 days
Instructional Strategy
Simulation
Year
2001

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