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Blazing Trails: Discovering Routes through Arizona to California
GeoHistory
GeoSTEM
Legacy
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Description:
In this lesson, students gain an understanding of the early explorers and the routes they took through Arizona to reach California. The students will also use a map scale to determine the distance of the routes and then compare their findings.
Author:
Karen Davis
Grade Range:
3
Duration:
1-2 class periods
Lesson Materials
Teacher Instructions:
Teacher Instructions
Student Materials:
Fact Cards
Blazing Trails: Discovering Routes Through Arizona to California map (unlabeled)
Blazing Trails: Discovering Routes Through Arizona to California map (labeled)
Related Links:
Audio-visual Presentation of this lesson
Standards
National Geography Standards:
9: The characteristics, distribution and migration of human populations
11: The patterns and networks of economic interdependence
14: How human actions modify the physical environment
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