Traversing the Terrain: Transportation in Arizona (1853)

GeoHistory
GeoLiteracy
Legacy
Lesson Plan Content
Description: 
In this lesson students will work in pairs to design four transportation routes through the state of Arizona in the year 1853. Since there were already established trails for the movement of people and goods relating to early exploration of Arizona, students will take into account the physical geographic features that either impede transportation or contribute to the ease of travel.
Author: 
Suzanne Vogt
Grade Range: 
High School
Duration: 
2 class periods
Lesson Materials
Teacher Instructions: 
application/pdf iconTeacher Instructions
Student Materials: 
application/pdf iconStudent Worksheets, Assessments, and Answer Keys
application/pdf iconTraversing the Terrain: Rubric
application/pdf iconArizona’s Topography and Rivers Map
application/pdf iconImportant Rivers, Streams and Washes of Arizona Map
application/pdf iconArizona's Biomes (color version)
Supplemental Files: 
application/pdf iconHistorical Development of AZ and NM Boundaries Map
application/pdf iconAmerican Exploration of Arizona Map
application/pdf iconMormon Exploration of Arizona Map
application/pdf iconBlazing Trails: Discovering Routes through AZ to CA Map
application/pdf iconMajor Arizona Railroads and Roads (circa 1940)
Standards
National Geography Standards: 
1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information
4: The physical and human characteristics of places
15: How physical systems affect human systems
17: How to apply geography to interpret the past