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Transportation Systems Unit PlanTransportation Systems Unit Plan
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Henry Ford Museum
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Transportation Systems

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Learners analyze the evolution of cultural attitudes through the lens of transportation, examining several artifacts, documents, and photographs. Topics covered include how American attitudes have influenced society's evolution into a car-dependent society, how transportation affects the availability of goods, and transportation for the future.

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social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • This topic has many possibilities for designing a large interdisciplinary project. After reviewing this resource, consider working with instructors in other departments for several cross-curricular lesson opportunities
  • Have learners administer the American Attitudes Survey to family members or other class members for more varied and comprehensive set of results

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  • Detailed PowerPoint presentations, with large bodies of information given in Presenter's Notes
  • Excellent student worksheets and graphic organizers to accompany lessons

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Common Core

RI.8.10 RI.9-10.7 RI.9-10.10a RI.11-12.7 RI.11-12.10a W.8.1.a W.8.2.a W.8.4 W.8.5 W.8.6 W.8.7 W.8.8 W.8.9.b W.9-10.1.a W.9-10.2.a W.9-10.4 W.9-10.5 W.9-10.6 W.9-10.7 W.9-10.8 W.9-10.9.b W.9-10.10 W.11-12.1.a W.11-12.2.a W.11-12.4 W.11-12.5 W.11-12.6 W.11-12.7 W.11-12.8 W.11-12.9.b W.11-12.10 SL.8.1.a SL.8.4 SL.8.5 SL.9-10.1.a SL.9-10.4 SL.9-10.5 SL.11-12.1.a SL.11-12.4 SL.11-12.5 L.8.6 L.9-10.6 L.11-12.6 RH.6-8.4 RH.6-8.7 RH.6-8.10 RH.9-10.4 RH.9-10.7 RH.9-10.10 RH.11-12.7 RH.11-12.10 WHST.6-8.1.a WHST.6-8.2.a WHST.6-8.4 WHST.6-8.6 WHST.6-8.7 WHST.6-8.8 WHST.6-8.9 WHST.6-8.10 WHST.9-10.1.a WHST.9-10.2.a WHST.9-10.4 WHST.9-10.6 WHST.9-10.7 WHST.9-10.8 WHST.9-10.9 WHST.9-10.10 WHST.11-12.1.a WHST.11-12.2.a WHST.11-12.4 WHST.11-12.6 WHST.11-12.7 WHST.11-12.8 WHST.11-12.9 WHST.11-12.10

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