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Here are the teacher pack items for Railroads in Texas:
Overview In this experience, students brainstorm the greatest invention of all time. Then they learn how Texas benefited from the arrival of the railroads and create a chart of three effects of rail line expansion across the state. Next they learn about boomtowns and cities that grew along the tracks. Finally they analyze how the railroads affected wildlife, especially the buffalo, and how that affected the American Indian tribes. If you have access to leveled readers about early railroads, assign them to the students in parallel to this experience. Estimated duration: 35-45 minutes Vocabulary words: Objectives
The construction of railroads contributed to the economic growth of Texas as they brought people, new businesses, and new towns across the state. The first tracks were laid before the Civil War, but the most significant growth of Texas railroads happened after the war. In this lesson you will learn how railroads helped change life in Texas.
Objectives
Locomotive “Sabine” of Morgan's Louisiana & Texas line
What do you think is the greatest invention of all time? To list multiple inventions, separate them with a comma, like this: bread, butter.
Student answers will vary and may include items like electricity, computers, telephone, or the printing press. Many scholars put control of fire and the wheel at the top of the list.
