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Westward
Expansion
Choose 3 activities from the Choice Board to do this week ➳
You will do two independently, and collaborate with a partner on the third. If you have time, you may collaborate with a partner on a fourth activity
Westward Expansion Choice Board
Compare and contrast the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroad companies by developing a Venn diagram
Develop an ad for a local newspaper, encouraging people to move West
Thinking of the Forty-Niners sort statements as facts or opinions, creating ten of your own statements
Label each region on the map with the historical event and year that formed part of the Westward Expansion of the US
Design a comic strip to illustrate the challenges pioneers faced when travelling West
Develop a timeline for the unit, doing research on MackinVia Databases
Write a 10 question quiz about Western Expansion
Record a Video Diary Entry from the point of view of a homesteader or exoduser
Stage a fictional conversation between Abraham Lincoln and President Polk, debating the merits of the Mexican-American War
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Compare and contrast the companies. Include at least 3 points in each sectionLoading...
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Union Pacific RailroadNewspaper Ad
Design a newspaper ad encouraging people to move West. Use drawings, images, text and even audio or video if you imagine it being an online newspaper (which of course didn't exist at the time!)
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Fact or Opinion?
Sort the statements below into FACT or OPINION. Write five more facts and five more opinions, placing them on the appropriate side of the page
Facts
Opinions
◆ Robert Fulton invented the steamboat
◆ Only foolish people rushed to find gold in California
◆ Samuel Morse was a smart man
◆ Add your fact/opinion here, then copy and paste to repeat
Strip
Comic
Design a comic strip with at least 5 sections that illustrates the challenges pioneers faced when travelling West.
Select Comics from the ⊕ menu, to change the panel layout or add other elements
Select Comics from the ⊕ menu, to change the panel layout or add other elements
Map
Westward Expansion of the United States, 1607 to 1853
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Label each region on the map with the historical event (and year) that formed part of the Westward Expansion of the United States
Timeline
Develop a timeline for the unit. Research the topic in MackinVia Databases. Include at least 10 key events / dates. Briefly describe each and include an illustration.
1807
1815
The discovery of gold in California in 1948 attracted many new people.
The discovery of gold in California in 1948 attracted many new people.
1849 - Gold Rush
1849 - Gold Rush
1815
The discovery of gold in California in 1948 attracted many new people.
The discovery of gold in California in 1948 attracted many new people.
The discovery of gold in California in 1948 attracted many new people.
1849 - Gold Rush
The discovery of gold in California in 1948 attracted many new people.