Lesson plan
The Transcontinental Railroad: How Did It Change American Society and Environment?
GeoHistory
GeoLiteracy
GeoSTEM
ELL
Description
In this lesson, students will use readings and maps to discuss the technology that was used to build the Transcontinental Railroad and then calculate the amount of money each railway company received. The Essential Question that will be answered is: How do human actions change American society and the environment? This lesson includes strategies for teaching diverse learners.Duration
3 class periodsAuthor
Victoria
White
Standards
1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information4: The physical and human characteristics of places
9: The characteristics, distribution and migration of human populations
14: How human actions modify the physical environment
17: How to apply geography to interpret the past
Teacher Instructions
WhiteTCRRT.pdf
(253.34 KB)
Student Materials
WhiteTCRRS.pdf
(9.49 MB)
Materials To Assist Teachers and English Language Learners
WhiteTCRRV.pdf
(2.01 MB)
WhiteVocabQuiz.pdf
(128.8 KB)
Supplemental Files
Pacific-Railroad-Key.pdf
(378.68 KB)
Pacific-Railroad-Student.pdf
(374.54 KB)
WhiteTCRRRefMap.pdf
(4.48 MB)
page4referencemapTCRR.pdf
(582.64 KB)