STANDARD USI.8b SOL: The student will demonstrate knowledge of westward expansion and reform in America from 1801 to 1861 by b) identifying the geographic and economic factors that influenced the westward movement of settlers. Third Nine Weeks Objectives Suggested Essential or Difficult Resources Assessment Strategies/Activities/Tasks Vocabulary The student will: Schoolhouse Rock (Elbow availability Schoolhouse Rock video Room) canals Identify the geographic economic opportunity and economic factors that You are the character activity geography influenced western with migration—comic strip, logging migration. diary, etc to explain reasons for Manifest Destiny migration migration Identify the California overland trails Gold Rush, Erie Canal, Use of population growth “primary source” Oregon Trail, Santa Fe documents/cards with kids runaway slaves Trail explaining the attitude of the steamboats character Analyze the concept of Manifest Destiny Powerpoint notes SOL: 26 STANDARD USI.8c The student will demonstrate knowledge of westward expansion and reform in America from 1801 to 1861 by c) describing the impact of inventions, including the cotton gin, the reaper, the steamboat, and the steam locomotive, on life in America. Fourth Nine Weeks Objectives Suggested Essential or Difficult Resources Assessment
SOL: STANDARD USI.8b The student will demonstrate knowledge of westward expansion and reform in America from 1801 to 1861 by b) identifying the geographic and economic factors that influenced the westward movement of settlers. Third Nine Weeks Objectives Suggested Strategies/Activities/Tasks Essential or Difficult Vocabulary Resources Assessment The student will: Identify the geographic and economic factors that influenced western migration. Identify the California Gold Rush, Erie Canal, Oregon Trail, Santa Fe Trail Analyze the concept of Manifest Destiny Schoolhouse Rock (Elbow Room) You are the character activity with migration—comic strip, diary, etc to explain reasons for migration Use of “primary source” documents/cards with kids explaining the attitude of the character Powerpoint notes availability canals economic opportunity geography logging Manifest Destiny migration overland trails population growth runaway slaves steamboats Schoolhouse Rock video SOL: 26 STANDARD USI.8c The student will demonstrate knowledge of westward expansion and reform in America from 1801 to 1861 by c) describing the impact of inventions, including the cotton gin, the reaper, the steamboat, and the steam locomotive, on life in America. Fourth Nine Weeks Objectives Suggested Essential or Difficult Resources Assessment
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