Lesson Plans
America The Story of Us
Grades: Middle & High School
Subject Area: History
Made Possible By: HISTORY
Trace the impact of innovation on American history with activities that use primary sources drawn from the HISTORY documentary series America The Story of Us. Students meet some of the trailblazers whose inventions propelled our nation’s growth, examine how changing communication technologies have shaped the national dialogue, join Thoreau in meditating on how machines have set the pace for the American lifestyle, and weigh the costs of transforming our environment to create an industrial society. Includes a timeline poster and family viewing guide with facts and historical puzzlers.
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