Transportation Blog 4

TRANSPORTATION

1.    Define transportation using a dictionary in the library.  Discuss the meaning.  DOK#1  R6.A.2.1

2.    Using the Power Library make a list of  the different  modes of transportation used today.

3.    Now make a list of the modes of transportation used between 1776 and 1840.  DOK#2

4.    If you lived on the frontier of western Pennsylvania, what goods might you want to ship east to Philadelphia?  Why?

5.    If you lived in Philadelphia, what goods might you want to ship to the frontier of western Pennsylvania?  Why?  DOK#3

6.    Determine the best way to ship those same goods today.  Support your answer using the Power Library.  R6.A.1.3

7.    Determine the best way to ship those same goods between 1776 and 1840.  Again, support your answer.  DOK#4

 

I want this to be primarily an exercise using the online resources available in Pennsylvania’s Power library.  If additional materials are needed, resources in the library may be used.