Lesson plan

Blazing Trails: Discovering Routes through Arizona to California


GeoHistory GeoSTEM Legacy

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.

Duration

1-2 class periods

Author

Karen
Davis

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

Teacher Instructions

DavisBlazingT.pdf (94.71 KB)

Student Materials

Materials To Assist Teachers and English Language Learners

Supplemental Files