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=Unit Planner=

Critical Content/Concept Web

 * Unit Theme**:Transportation Innovations
 * Conceptual Lens:** Impact
 * Unit Length:** 4 weeks


 * ===Unit Overview=== ||
 * You have just been cast on a new hit TV show "Travel Through Time," the goal is to utilize transportation innovations throughout history to reach a remote destination far, far away. You and your crew must cross large landmasses, climb high mountain peaks, ford rivers, and navigate oceans to win the game. Through out the journey you will learn valuable information about transformation technologies; for example how a car works, how to get to your destination the fastest way, and the impact of transportation on the cultures you visit. You will keep these notes in a journal, and will publish a magazine article upon your return.The primary goal is to recognize the impact that these innovations have had on your travels. Enjoy the ride!!! ||


 * English || Mathematics || Science || Social Studies ||
 * * Journals/Narratives
 * Primary/Secondary Sources
 * Books
 * //[|The Great Railroad Race: the Diary of Libby West, Utah Territory 1868]// by Kristiana Gregory
 * Transportation magazines(i.e. Automobile magazines)
 * Media
 * Effect of lit. in terms of success || * Distance formula
 * Numerical Data
 * Fuel Consumption
 * Graphing || * Speed
 * Engine functioning
 * Physics of motion
 * Natural resources, Fuels
 * Effects on the environment || * Societal change
 * Communication development
 * Regional development
 * Westward expansion ||