Format
1) Program opens with a basic explanation and introduction of the topic
2) We will begin interactive discussion on railroads and trains, while standing on real train cars.
3) Time is set aside for questions at the closing (as well as throughout the presentation)
Objectives
After attending The Durham Museum’s All Aboard Class, students will:
1- Compare and contrast transportation from past and present
2- Describe the importance of the Transcontinental Railroad (1st-5th Grade).
Standards Alignment
State Standards
Nebraska State Social Studies Standards supported in The Durham Museum’s All Aboard Class
Kindergarten
0.4.1.a Identify concepts of time and chronology
0.4.2.b Differentiate between stories from the present and the past
First Grade
1.3.2.c Explain how places change over time
1.4.1.a Identify concepts of time and chronology
1.4.2.b Describe how objects including books, letters, and other artifacts help us to understand the past
Second Grade
2.3.2.c Explain how places and regions change over time
2.4.1.a Identify concepts of time and chronology
2.4.1.d Describe how individuals, event, and ideas have changed neighborhoods, past and present
2.4.2.b Describe how their neighborhood has changed over the course of time using maps and other artifacts
Third Grade
3.3.2.c Explain and give examples of how places and regions change over time
3.4.1.a Identify concepts of time and chronology
3.4.1.d Describe how individuals, events, and ideas have changed communities past and present
3.4.2.b Describe how their community has changed over the course of time using maps and other artifacts
Fourth Grade
4.2.12.b Discuss how technology has affected the specialization of Nebraska’s economy and the surround states.
4.3.6.a Identify how changes in human and physical geography have shaped Nebraska
4.4.1.a Apply concepts of time and chronology
4.4.1.d Examine the chronology of historical events in Nebraska and their impact on the past, present, and future
4.4.2.b Describe how Nebraska and the Great Plains Region have changed over the course of time using maps, documents, and other artifacts
Fifth Grade
5.3.6.a Explain the influences of physical and human geographic features on historical events in the United States
5.4.1.a Describe concepts of time and chronology
5.4.1.c Examine the chronology of historical events in the United States and their impact on the past, present, and future
Iowa Core Curriculum Social Studies Essential Skills/Concepts supported in The Durham Museum’s All Aboard Class
Kindergarten-2nd Grade Behavioral Sciences
Understand the changing nature of society.
Indicators:
Understand that people and institutions change over time.
Understand past, present, and future.
Kindergarten-2nd Grade Geography
Understand how human factors and the distribution of resources affect the development of communities and the movement of populations.
Indicators:
Understand why people choose to settle in different places.
Understand modes of transportation used to move products, people, and ideas.
Kindergarten-2nd Grade History
Understand people construct knowledge of the past from multiple and various types of sources.
Indicators:
Understand past, present, and future time in relation to historical events.
Understand economic needs and want affect individual and group decisions.
Indicators:
Understand changes in transportation and their effects.
3rd-5th Grade Behavioral Sciences
Understand the changing nature of society.
Indicators:
Understand various institutions, ideas, values, and behavior patterns change over time.
3rd-5th Grade History
Understand historical patterns, periods of time, and the relationships among these elements.
Indicators:
Understand differences in life today compared to life in the past.
Understand the role of individuals and groups within a society as promoters of change or the status quo.
Indicators:
Understand the people, events, problems, and ideas that were significant in creating the history of their state.