Moving Day Blog 2

 

MOVING DAY 1776 – 1840

Today’s the day!!  Your family has decided to move to Western Pennsylvania, the very edge of civilization.   How are you and your family going to get there??  Between 1776 (Why is this date important?) and 1840 many advances were made to help you get from Mifflinburg to Western Pennsylvania. 

1.    Determine how many miles you need to travel.  Let’s use the Pittsburgh area for your destination.    List at least two library resources.  DOK#1   8.1.3.C

2.   How are you going to get there??  DOK#2

3.   What will you take with you??    Why?  DOK#3

4.   How does transportation improve between 1776 and 1840?  Inventions?    8.1.5.C

5.   When do you want to leave??  Explain your answer.  DOK#4

6.   How long will it take you to get there….then and now?

Students will use a variety of library resources including  the card catalog, geographical dictionaries, encyclopedias, maps, atlases and various online resources.