Rail Systems of Then and Now
In this lesson for grades 3-5, students will explore photo comparisons of trains from yesterday to today and how they can create a map of their community that includes accessible public transportation. Access PDF
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Lesson: How can rail systems help our communities?
Content Standards
3.1: Students describe the physical and human geography and use maps, tables, graphs, photographs, and charts to organize information about people, places, and environments in a spatial context.
3.3: Students draw from historical and community resources to organize the sequence of local historical events and describe how each period of settlement left its mark on the land.
CCSS Standards
RI.3.7 Use information gained from illustrations (e.g., maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why, and how key events occur).
W.3.1 Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons.
SL.3.2 determine the main ideas and supporting details of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
Lesson: How can rail systems help our communities?
The Lost LA Curriculum project is a collaboration among PBS SoCal, USC Libraries, the UCLA History-Geography Project and the Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West.
