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Lesson Plan, Book, Video Modes of Travel & the Impact of Chinese Railroad Workers

  • Grade Level K-2nd Grade
  • Time Period Late 1800s
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Introduction

This lesson explores the U.S. railroad construction by people from Asia; how workers traveled to the U.S. from Asia, including China, Japan, and South Korea, The set includes a lesson plan, books, and a video.

Essential Questions

  • What are goods?

  • What are different ways we travel and/or move goods from place to place?

  • How did railroad travel change life for people in the past?