Travel and Transportation

Travel and Transportation

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Grade Levels: K-2

Time Allotment: 35 to 45 minutes

Maine Social Studies Standards: C1, E1

This lesson shows how different modes of transportation changed maps and history. The students will complete a small coloring activity about two young tourists in 1900.

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Suggested Reading

Hanson, Susan. Geography of Urban Transportation. 2004.