Transport, Past and present

Second graders interview people from two or three generations to explore how technology has changed the daily life and work experiences of people over time. This change focuses on communication and transportation.

Second graders compare and contrast past and present communities. In this community lesson, 2nd graders identify the changes in communities from the time of Abraham Lincoln to present day. Students create timelines as a class about...

Students construct a quilt using symbols of the past and present. In this communities lesson, students interview an older adult and discuss the history of their community. Students create a quilt.

First graders explore transportation. In this social science lesson, 1st graders are given pictures of things associated with transportation. Students decide if the picture is of something in the past or in the present day.

Students distinguish between past and present. In this past and present lesson, students view pictures of transportation and decide if it is from the past or present. Students compare and contrast the forms of transportation.

Students discuss the features of the transportation items from the past and discuss them today. In this transportation lesson plan, students look at pictures and compare the changes of transportation over time.

Students examine various modes of transportation used throughout the history of the United States. They explore various websites, answer discussion questions, construct a conestoga wagon using Tinker Toys and construction paper, and...

Young scholars view murals that depict various modes of transportation. They discuss the importance of maps to navigation and create a map. They compare and contrast transportation of the past with modes of transportation used today.

Young scholars investigate the past by comparing it with the present.  In this U.S. history lesson, students examine photographs from the turn of the 20th century and contrast them with images of the current world.  Young scholars...

Students create a class timeline on the board of transportation items from the past to the present. For this social science lesson, students use string and printed pictures to complete the timeline. Students add the dates as well to...