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Worksheet
Curated OER

People on the Move

For Students 5th - 8th
Students explore transportation. In this transportation lesson, students examine the Jupiter locomotive, Washingtion D.C. streetcars, the Leviathan, the Salisbury Train Station, and Route 66. Students respond to 12 questions.
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Website
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: Community Dreams: Santa Cruz, California 1876

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover how connecting Santa Cruz, California to the national railroad network in the late 1800s helped the town prosper and change.
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Unit Plan
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: America on the Move [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover how transportation has helped people immigrate and migrate over the years.