Transportation Through Time

Young scholars locate events on a timeline of Sedona, Arizona and describe human and physical characteristics of the city. In this Sedona lesson plan, students locate the city on a map and listen to stories about Sedona.

As the inventor of one of the most iconic inventions of our time, Henry Ford was afraid of the changes his creation would spark in the American people and the way the current transportation system would be affected. Read an article...

Students explore transportation and communication.  In this multi-cultural history lesson, students brainstorm, then compare and contrast methods of land, air, and water transportation today and long ago.  Students work in groups to...

Introduce your class to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his many accomplishments through a one-page biography. Class members read the text and respond to three questions included at the end. 

Using a relief map of New York State, learners answer questions about the distance between different cities, identify bodies of water, and more. First, they discuss vocabulary related to the Hudson River area. Then, they complete a...

Third graders work in small groups and together to identify the common systems of transportation that are used to move people and products and to identify systems of communication used to ideas from place to place.

Students investigate how transportation has evolved through the years. Students also generalize how transportation may continue to change in the future. Students work in small groups to brainstorm ideas the identify and solve a...

Students create a historical fiction timeline. They review the literature through the perspective of history (writing prompts provided). Students create a book cover illustration to appear with the book review in the appropriate spot on...

Learners research through the internet, books, and other publications to find out about American frontier life. Through hands-on activities, projects, and presentations, students then decide if they would rather be a part of today's...

Third graders research the rise of railroads through American history. In this history of railroads lessons, 3rd graders participate in a discussion of background information about railroads. They research the history of railroads in the...