Lesson plan
Orphan Trains: Journeys of Salvation and Sorrow
GeoHistory
GeoLiteracy
Description
In this lesson students will learn about Orphan Trains and some experiences of the riders. Students will also create a thematicmap.Duration
1-3 class periodsAuthor
Dennis
Rees
Standards
1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information9: The characteristics, distribution and migration of human populations
17: How to apply geography to interpret the past
Teacher Instructions
ReesOrphanTrainsT.pdf
(137.12 KB)
Student Materials
ReesOrphanTrainsS.pdf
(141.59 KB)
ReesOrphanTrains.pptx
(6.63 MB)
US_Placing_Out.pdf
(932.56 KB)
US_Placing_Out_KEY.pdf
(985.32 KB)